Interpersonal counseling sessions during routine immunization visits improve infant feeding practices - A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existing studies on counseling interventions for infant and young child feeding practices, delivered at critical points in a child's development, have often been broad in scope, addressing multiple aspects and requiring additional resources with sessions ranging from 5 to 15. In this study, we estimate the effect of providing two focused feeding counseling sessions during routine immunization visits on exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, complementary feeding practices, and child weight.

Materials and methods

A randomized controlled trial was conducted in a health center at a socially disadvantaged urban community in Delhi, India, from September 2022 to February 2024. The randomization sequence was generated using an online random number sequence generator. Bloc

SUBMITTER: Maiti U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12520301 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature