Since the BAT score does not take into account the mother’s satisfaction or her comfort level, we included the maternal perception score as one of the secondary objectives. The score, yet to be validated, had five parameters. The components of the score emerged out of concerns expressed by the mothers during the immediate postnatal period. Based on these concerns, we attempted to develop a simple score that would help us in comprehensive assessment of the feeding status of the infant. In a pilot study done at our own center prior to the present study, the infants whose mothers scored 613 (out of a total score of 15) had improved EBF rates at discharge.