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Fashion designer Karen Millen under fire for ‘selfish’ breastfeeding comment, issues apologyBritish fashion designer Karen Millen faced backlash after calling extended breastfeeding 'selfish' on a talk show. Mothers and experts def...- The more, the merrier: More kids were breastfed by their mothers during the pandemicThe World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends exclusively breastfeeding for the first six months of a baby's life. But the UK has had the ...
- Creches to be opened in 25 govt offices by year-end, says Kerala Minister"We have already allotted Rs two lakh each for 25 creches for this purpose. Soon, this project will be expanded to all districts," the Mini...
- World Breastfeeding Week: Nurse your newborn baby, it will help you burn extra caloriesBreastfeeding also lowers the rate of postpartum depression in women.
- World Breastfeeding Week: New mums find it challenging to nurse at workplacesThe survey highlights that over 70% mothers feel breastfeeding is a challenging experience.
- World Breastfeeding Week: Mothers don't feed 3 out of 5 newborns within first hour of birthThe Unicef and WHO reported that infants not breastfed within their first hour of birth lowers their chance of survival.
- Breast cancer can't be predicted, but breastfeeding may help reduce the riskWomen who breastfeed for at least a year are 5 per cent less likely to develop breast cancer.
- Inadequate breastfeeding may drain Indian economy of $14 billion: UN reportIn China, India, Nigeria, Mexico and Indonesia alone, inadequate breastfeeding is responsible for more than 236,000 child deaths each year.
- Cabinet may give go-ahead to labour ministry proposal of extending maternity leave to 26 weeksThe Labour Ministry is in the final stages of preparing a draft amendment bill to extend the period of maternity leave of working women fro...
- Breastfeeding practices have improved in India: UNICEFBreastfeeding practices in India have improved in the past few years but efforts are needed to sustain these and address issues like matern...
- Supportive workplace will help mothers continue breastfeedingExperts said fathers and other family members should also strive towards providing a positive environment to the mothers so that they conti...
- Nestle extends maternity leave to 6 monthsThe company said in a statement issued on Tuesday that it has launched a series of initiatives coinciding with the 'World Breastfeeding Wee...
- UN calls for stronger workplace policies for nursing mothersThe UN has called for better support systems and policies for working mothers to enable them breastfeed their babies as it marked the start...
- Jayalalithaa launches 352 lactating mothers' rooms, milk banks in Tamil NaduJayalalithaa inaugurated, through video conferencing, 352 rooms in bus terminals across the state where women can feed their newborns.
- West Bengal government to reach out to 75 lakh kids to control monsoon diarrheaPromoting the use of ORS and zinc tablets to tackle diarrhea during the monsoons, the WB government is trying to reach around 70-75 lakh ch...
- Celebs go public with women issuesFrom menstruation to menopause, these divas are not embarrassed about announcing their feminine woes or joys to the world.
- Companies extend maternity benefits, make it easy for young mothersMany Indian companies are starting to increase the maternity benefits extended to their employees, whether in the form of more their matern...
- India accounts for highest newborn deaths: UNICEFMore than one in five children who die within four weeks of birth is an Indian despite improvements in child mortality rates worldwide, the...
- Mother's milk far more beneficial than manufactured formulaExtensive research on the benefits of mother's milk has shown that it satisfies babies' nutritional needs far better than any manufactured ...
- Breastfeeding babies can prevent neonatal deathsBreastfeeding babies immediately after birth can prevent a significant number of neonatal deaths in developing countries, United Nations Ch...
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