Scale/Scope:
2 districts in Uttar Pradesh state (1 intervention, 1 control)
Evaluation Design:
Repeated cross-sectional – baseline: 14,952 women who had had a live birth or stillbirth within the reference period (8,756 intervention, 6,196 control); endline:13,826 women who had had a live birth or stillbirth within the reference period (7,812 intervention, 6,014 control)
Outcomes:
Outcomes Measured:
%breastfeeding initiation within one hour of birth
Results:
At baseline: 3.1% vs. 2.4%
P-values/CIs:
Difference in differences: p<0.00132
High Impact Practices:
Breastfeeding initiation
Outcomes Measured:
%breastfeeding initiation within one hour of birth
Results:
At endline: 37.7% vs. 5.8%
P-values/CIs:
Difference in differences: p<0.00132
High Impact Practices:
Breastfeeding initiation