Effect of Breastfeeding Education and Support Intervention on Timely Initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding

The purpose of this study is to develop and test Breastfeeding Education and Support Intervention for improving timely initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding rate. Infant mortality rates are still high in Ethiopia. Breastfeeding (BF) is regarded as the simplest and least expensive strategy for reduction of infant mortality rates. Ethiopia does not meet the international recommendation for exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months of life. Community-based educational and support interventions provided prenatally and postnatally are effective in increasing BF rates. However, there is paucity of such information in Ethiopia.