Postpartum mothers' knowledge and attitudes about human milk banking in a few hospitals in Indore, Madhya Pradesh

J. Niveditha Dorcus

doi:10.63363/aijfr.2025.v06i06.1950

Postpartum mothers' knowledge and attitudes about human milk banking in a few hospitals in Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Author(s)	Ms. J. Niveditha Dorcus
Country	India
Abstract	Introduction A human milk bank, also known as a breast milk bank or lactarium, is a service that gathers, examines, prepares, and prescribes human milk provided by nursing moms who are not biologically related to the receiving child. For the first year of life, nursing is the best nutrition for newborns. The primary goal of the study is to evaluate postpartum moms' attitudes and knowledge regarding human breast milk banking. Methodology: A descriptive, non-experimental study design was used. The study's goals were to evaluate postpartum mothers' knowledge and attitudes regarding human milk banking and to determine the relationship between these factors and sociodemographic characteristics.Using a non-probability purposive sample technique, 100 postpartum moms were chosen for the study. Result: The main conclusion revealed that 48 (48%) postpartum moms had inadequate awareness of human milk banking, 35 (35%) had average knowledge, and 17 (17%) had bad information. The majority of 40% of new mothers exhibit negative Attitude The degree of information about human milk banking is significantly correlated with demographic factors (postnatal mothers' age and religion). However, there was no discernible correlation between the degree of knowledge of human milk banking and education, occupation, family type, or prior information. Demographic factors (education and postpartum moms' attitudes toward human milk banking) are significantly correlated. However, postpartum moms' attitudes toward human milk banking did not significantly correlate with age, religion, occupation, or family type. Conclusion: This suggests that the majority of postpartum women had inadequate understanding and attitudes regarding human milk banking. Therefore, it is imperative that health professionals, particularly nurses, raise awareness of human milk banking and urge moms to continue breastfeeding.
Keywords	assess, knowledge, attitude, human milk banking, post natal mothers
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-11-11
DOI	https://doi.org/10.63363/aijfr.2025.v06i06.1950
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g998q7

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