New mothers face several breastfeeding challenges, which results in a large number of babies not getting exclusive breastmilk for the first six months of life. The significance of surrounding oneself ...

The study found that early initiation of breastfeeding, starting within one hour of birth, was higher in urban slums (50.4%) ...

Breastfeeding Laws for Working Mothers in India: According to experts, it is recommended that a baby should be breast fed exclusively for the first 6 months so that the baby gets the necessary ...

NEW DELHI: Despite India seeing a rise in institutional deliveries, early breastfeeding in the first hour, as mandated by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF, continues to be low, a new report ...

Focus on the theme ‘Breastfeeding isn’t just a mother’s responsibility’ to trigger and facilitate change in the mother’s support, environment Nestlé India has launched a series of initiatives ...

In India’s villages, breastfeeding is widely practised. But sustaining it exclusively for six months, as recommended by the WHO, remains a challenge for many new mothers. Despite high initiation rates ...

. While the actress has been quite vocal about the need to change norms and answered back all those who judged her for being pregnant before her wedding, just recently, the first-time mother spoke up ...

A new study from the University of Toronto shows that where a mother lives in an Indian city—in a slum or a non-slum ...