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@article{192775,
        author = {Ms. Pooja Sunil Salve and Mrs .Amarja Gosavi},
        title = {A study to assess the effectiveness of breast crawl on selected maternal & neonatal outcome among mothers in labour room of selected hospitals of the city},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {9},
        pages = {3304-3309},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=192775},
        abstract = {Introduction: Breast crawl is the natural movement of new-born toward the breasts of its mother for the purpose of latching on to initiate breastfeeding.1 Breast Crawl has tremendous potential to change initiation practices. It deserves worldwide dissemination for improving initiating rates, breast feeding success and ultimately reducing neonatal, infant and under five mortality rate and morbidity by early initiation of breast feeding. 
Objectives Of the Study: 
1. To assess the effectiveness of breast crawl on selected maternal outcomes. 
2. To assess the effectiveness of breast crawl on selected neonatal outcomes. 
3. To associate the maternal outcome with selected demographic variables. 
4. To associate the neonatal outcome with selected demographic variables.
Material And Method: A quasi-experimental research design was uses for this study. Non-Probability Purposive sampling technique was used to select 60 samples from a selected hospital. Self- structured questionnaire and standardized tool was used to collect the data from the subject.  
Result: The data collected from 60 samples were analysed by Descriptive and inferential statistics. After intervention of breast crawl, in experimental group it depicted that majority of the samples 29(96.66%) had good level of clinical variables outcome were as in control group majority of the sample 19(63.33%) had poor clinical variable outcome. After intervention of breast crawl, in experimental group it depicted that majority of the samples 21(70%) had moderate pain 6(20%) had mild pain 3(10%) had severe pain were as in control group majority of the sample 18(60%) had severe pain, 10(33.33%) had moderate pain, 2(6.27%) had mild pain. After intervention of breast crawl, in experimental group it depicted that majority of the samples 26(86.67%) had good level of LATCH level, 4(13.33%) had average LATCH level were as in control group majority of the sample 16(53.33%) had average level of LATCH level, 7(23.33%) were poor and good level of LATCH respectively.
Conclusion: - The findings of the study indicated that the breast crawl is effective among maternal and neonatal outcome.},
        keywords = {Breast crawl, maternal outcome; neonatal outcome; effectiveness},
        month = {February},
        }