author(s)
Sweta Soni and Archana Bele

abstract
Background: The breast are compound secreting glands composed mainly of glandular tissue, which is arranged in lobes approximately 20 in umber each lobes is divided into lobules that consist of alveoli and ducts. The alveoli contain actinically which procedure milk and surrounded by Moy epithelial cell. which contact and proper the milk out. The nipple composed of erectile tissue is covered with epithelium and contains plain muscles fibers. Which have a sphincter like action in controlling the flow of milk the breast is supplied with blood from the internal and external mammary arteries and branches from the intercostals arteries. During pregnancy estrogens and progesterone induce alveolar and ductal growth as well as stimulating the secretion of colostrums. Breastfeeding is the best naturally feeding and breast milk is best milk the basic food of infant is mother’s milk breastfeeding is the most effective way to provide a baby with a varying a environment and complete food, it meet the mutational as well as emotional and psychological needs of the infant breastfeeding is safest cheapest and best protective food for infant, superiority of human milk is due to its superior nutritive and protective value it is perfect food for infants and provides total nutrient requirements for the first six months of life. Objectives: To assess the knowledge of mother regarding importance of breastfeeding in infancy. Study design and methodology: A non-experimental descriptive research design. Total 50 samples were collected by using convenient sampling technique from Padhar Christian hospital Bhopal. Content and construct validity and reliability will be assessed through expert in the field, proper statistical measures and pilot study. The knowledge of post natal mother was assessed by using self-structure check list regarding knowledge of post natal mother regarding importance of breastfeeding. The data was analysized using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: In present study overall knowledge of feeding mothers on the importance of breastfeeding were found good and there is no association between knowledge of feeding mother and selected demographics variables like age, education, occupation, income, sex of child, baby weight, family size, resident area.Conclusion: The overall knowledge of feeding mothers on the importance of breastfeeding were found good.