Introduction
Babies are unable to save themselves against risk factors. Proper maternal practices in early days of life can save them from risk factors. This study aimed to evaluate maternal care practice on healthy children and associated factors.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was operated with Sample size on the basis of percent distribution of mothers in different health centers. Researchers made questionnaire was used with a total of 20 questions and developed by researcher team and after factor analysis was consisted. The data were analyzed in SPSS20 considering 0.05 for the level of significant.
Results
colostrums for first feeding of newborns, breastfed for infant feeding, formulae milk for mothers’ practice when they have not enough milk, lateral position for baby sleeping position after lactating and six months for onset age to start Complementary foods had the highest percentage of 96.89, 83.39 69.94, 53.10 and 90.35 respectively in compared to other options in each care. In traditional cares in yes and no options the percentages of mothers who answer yes were 87.27, 24.35, 51.59, 64.08, 24.71 and 31.33 in swaddling, using pacifier, dragging surme in eyes, given water in hot weather, referred for routine checkup and in having vaccination card respectively. Conclusion
Some of practices may not have any harmful effects. it is required that traditional health care practices should be investigated more and those which are useful should be preserved, but that harmful ones should replaced by useful ones. This replacement could be effect when is according a systematic planning and long term programs.
