Improper breast feeding and feeding practices are one of the major reasons for childhood malnutrition. The present study was undertaken to assess the feeding practices of newborn babies. A pilot study was conducted on 120 newborns (weight, M SD, 2.82 0.50kg; boys 58%; girls 42 %) and their mothers collected. The data was expressed as the mean SD or median (range). 2 test was done to detect significant difference between the different groups whenever required. Among the newborns birth weight was normal ( 2.5 kg) in 75% babies and 25% babies were found to have LBW. About 58.3% were exclusive...