24th Global Immunology, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Summit
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Assessment of Knowledge and Opinion Regarding Breast feeding Practices during covid-19 Pandemic among Paediatricians and Obstetricians in India: An Online Survey

Sunil Malik1*, Payas Joshi1, Pradeep Kumar Gupta1 and Saurabh Sharma2
!Department of Paediatrics, Subharti Medical College, Meerut, India
2Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut, India

Citation: 
Malik S, Joshi P, Gupta PK, Sharma S (2021) Assessment of Knowledge and Opinion Regarding Breast feeding Practices during covid-19 Pandemic among Paediatricians and Obstetricians in India: An Online Survey. SciTech Immuno-Microbiology 2021.

Received: October 04, 2021         Accepted: October 07, 2021         Published: October 07, 2021

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is a novel coronavirus infection that has a wide spectrum of disease severity. The virus has not been known to pass through the placenta and has not been reported in the breast milk of affected mothers. As the cases are still on a rise, it is expected that the number of pregnant females would also rise in the coming times. Among many queries during pregnancy, to breastfeed or not is an important question that needs to be answered. Following this, WHO has released guidelines regarding breastfeeding practices insuspected/confirmed COVID-19 mothers. Indian guidelines were also issued jointly by the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), National Neonatology Forum of India (NNF), and Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP). We conducted this survey to assess the knowledge regarding breast feeding practices among Indian paediatricians and obstetricians during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey was conducted among paediatricians and obstetricians from all over India. A grading system was developed to assess knowledge, based on the number of correct answers. 543 responses were received from all over India. Only54.1% participants have adequate knowledge regarding breast feeding recommendations. The gap in knowledge between paediatricians and obstetricians was found statistically significant with a p valueof
Keywords: Breast feeding and covid-19, Breast feeding Knowledge and practice, Breast feeding recommendations, Covid-19