A study on infant and young child feeding practices and its associated factors among mothers of under two years children attending immunisation clinic in a medical college of Kolkata.

Introduction: Appropriate feeding practices play a crucial role in achieving optimal health outcome. Feeding practices since birth at least up to young infancy has vital physical and mental health-related implications. Exclusive breast feeding (EBF) has an important role in prevention of diarrhoea and other leading causes of childhood morbidity and mortality.