Period

2008 to 2018

2019 to 2022

Total

Sample size

5829

3856

9685

No.

Pooled sample

Percent

No.

Pooled sample

Percent

No.

Pooled sample

Percent

Prelacteals offered

1973

3401

49.2

929

2234

14.1

2902

5635

51.5

EBF

1529

5645

27.1

742

1630

45.5

2271

7275

31.2

EIBF

1810

3057

59.2*

1179

3214

36.7

2989

6271

47.7

STS at birth any duration

66

300

22.0

0

360

0

66

660

10

On-Demand/Cue feeding

2002

2447

81.8

909

1290

70.5

2911

3737

77.9

Rooming in

727

1145

63.5

330

360

91.7

1057

1505

70.2

Bottles

1267

4080

31.05

615

1300

47.3

1882

5380

34.9

Pacifiers

1400

2478

56.5

264

550

48

1664

3028

54.9

How to breastfeed

359

1035

34.7

426

780

54.6

785

1815

43.25

How to express milk

683

2008

34

247

680

36.3

930

2688

34.5

How to store EBM

22

200

11

257

500

51.4

277

700

39.6

How to manage breast problems

519

1153

45.01

-

-

-

519

1153

45.01

Offered formula in hospital

22

300

7.3

322

400

80.5

344

700

49.1