Objectives of the study: To assess the awareness of the importance of colostrum feeding in pregnant women.

Methods: Data collection was done through semi structured questionnaire regarding colostrum feeding among pregnant women attending Gynecology and Obstetrics Outpatient Department (OPD) and Antenatal Ward.

Results: The study shows that 74% of women had heard about colostrum, 69% knew that it is nutritious milk to be fed to the new born babies. Nine percent (9%) women were aware about its protective effect and 41% had knowledge that it helps in proper growth of children and fight against infections. There were still many women (26%) who lacked knowledge about colostrum, majority being uneducated and who came from the rural areas. Those women who knew about it, received the information about colostrum via various media (30%), followed by family and friends (16%) and antenatal advice (12%) which contributes the reason of improved practice of colostrums feeding in urban areas.

Conclusion: Many women were aware about the importance of colostrum but the data still indicates that further efforts are necessary to improve the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of colostrums feeding.