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Breast milk has been the ideal food for infants starting from the earliest times and it is exclusively for babies. Exclusive breast feeding according to World Health Organization define feeding the infant with milk only with no additional food or liquid for the first 6 months of life. The purpose of this research is to examine the constraints in the adoption of exclusive breast feeding practices among working class (career) mothers in UNIBEN Health Centre. The aim of this research was to find out the constraints and factors contributing to noncompliance of career women in the adoption of exclusive breast feeding. It also aims at assessing the level of knowledge of exclusive breast feeding among career women as well as increasing the knowledge of the public towards the benefits of exclusive breast feeding and help suggest ways to overcome and deal with those constraints and challenges to successful practice of exclusive breast feeding. The descriptive survey research design was used, the target population consisted of 100 women attending UNIBEN health centre, random sampling technique was employed and a total of 100 questionnaires were distributed and same retrieved. Data was analyzed using simple percentages and frequency count. The result shows that most women have good knowledge of exclusive breast feeding and those who do not practice it due to one constraint or the other should be educated and the importance and gains of practicing exclusively. Also the health centre should endeavor to create enough break time for nursing mothers to practice exclusive breast feeding effectively.
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