WHO standard definition | breastfeeding initiation within an hour after birth. | |
Indicator | Children born in the last 24 months who were put to the breast within one hour of birth divided by children born in the last 24 months. | |
Survey question | How long after birth did you first put (NAME) to the breast? | |
Coding format | If mother reports she put the infant to the breast immediately after birth, circle ’000’ For ‘Immediately’. | IMMEDIATELY.................000 |
If less than 1 hour, circle ‘1’ for hours ANDRECORD‘00’ hours. | HOURS.............................1 |___|___| | |
If less than 24 hours, circle ‘1’ and record number of completed hours, from 01 to 23. | HOURS.............................1 |___|___| | |
Otherwise, circle ‘2’ and record number of completed days. | DAYS.............................2 |___|___| |