Evaluation of breastfeeding care and education given to mothers with low-birthweight babies by healthcare workers at a hospital in urban Tanzania: a qualitative study

Table 1 Care and education received by mothers and their understanding

Unit	Care		Contents of education			Knowledge of mothers
	Feeding method^a	First time support^b	EBF (definition, duration)	Expressing breast milk	Cup feeding	EBF		Breast stimulation and milk production^c
	Feeding method^a	First time support^b	EBF (definition, duration)	Expressing breast milk		6 months	No water	Breast stimulation and milk production^c
N-1	BF	○	○	○	○	○	×	×
N-2	Cup	×	○	×	○	○	○	○
N-3	BF	○	○	×	×	○	○	○
N-4	NG	○	○	×	×	○	○	N/A
N-5	BF	×	○	×	×	○	○	○
N-6	BF	○	×	×	○	○	○	×
N-7	BF	○	×	×	×	×	×	○
N-8	BF	○	×	×	×	○	×	×
N-9	BF	×	×	×	×	○	×	○
N-10	BF	×	×	×	×	○	×	×
N-11	BF	×	×	×	×	○	○	×
K-1	BF	○	○	○	○	○	○	×
K-2	BF	○	○	○	○	×	×	×
K-3	NG	○	○	×	○	○	○	×
K-4	Cup	○	×	○	○	○	○	×
K-5	BF	×	N/A	○	×	○	×	○
K-6	Cup	×	×	×	○	○	○	×
K-7	BF	×	×	×	×	○	○	○
K-8	Cup	×	×	×	×	×	○	○

^a Procedure used at the first time of breastfeeding
^b Support the mothers received by HCWs at the first time of breastfeeding
^c Association between frequent breastfeeding and milk production
N/A data not available, BF breastfeeding, Cup cup feeding, NG nasogastric tube feeding, EBF exclusive breastfeeding, × not received, did not know; ○ received, knew

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