Major Problems | Root Cause |
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1. Kangaroo Mother Care service not initiated in the hospital | 1. No separate space to initiate KMC; KMC corner 2. Unavailability of materials, logistics to initiate KMC (KMC cloth) 3. Inadequate human resource 4. Lack of initiation by service providers 5. Low level of motivation |
2. Inadequate knowledge about the importance and technique of KMC | 1. Untrained service provider |
3. Lack of separate space for breastfeeding to ensure privacy | 1. No adequate space due to old infrastructure. |
4. Early initiation of breastfeeding not sufficient | 1. No counseling to mothers by health workers due to workload 2. Health workers do not realize the importance of early initiation of breastfeeding. 3. Practice bottle feeding/ formula feeding 4. Mothers not able to breastfeed within 1 h |