Early Initiation of Breastfeeding Percentage of children born in the last 24 months who were put to the breast within one hour of birth Browse all indicator profiles Definitions Monitoring Frameworks Numerator DefinitionChildren born in the last 24 months who were put to the breast within one hour of birth Denominator DefinitionChildren born in the last 24 months Population used for aggregationBirths Aggregation methodCrude Country Weighted Aggregation Is SOWC: Yes Is Emergency Indicator: No IsCountdown2030: No SDG Indicator: N/A Strategic Plan Indicator: N/A IsCovid: Yes Join our community Close Receive the latest updates from the UNICEF Data team Don’t miss out on our latest data Get insights based on your interests First name Last name Email address Sign up and download Error subscribing