Table 1.

Standards recommended for assessing coverage in early initiation of breastfeeding

WHO standard definition	breastfeeding initiation within an hour after birth.
Indicator	Children born in the last 24 months who were put to the breast within one hour of birth divided by children born in the last 24 months.
Survey question	How long after birth did you first put (NAME) to the breast?
Coding format	If mother reports she put the infant to the breast immediately after birth, circle ’000’ For ‘Immediately’.	IMMEDIATELY.................000
	If less than 1 hour, circle ‘1’ for hours ANDRECORD‘00’ hours.	HOURS.............................1 |___|___|
	If less than 24 hours, circle ‘1’ and record number of completed hours, from 01 to 23.	HOURS.............................1 |___|___|
	Otherwise, circle ‘2’ and record number of completed days.	DAYS.............................2 |___|___|