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Best baby feeding pillows: Top picks for comfort and supportExplore the comprehensive guide on the best baby-feeding pillows designed to enhance comfort and support during nursing or bottle feeding. ...- Study finds dietary folate intake in lactating mothers linked with improved infant gut-healthFolate, a vitamin-B found in various foods, enhances the presence of Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) in breastmilk.
- 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 ...
- Small investments in simple solutions can make a big impact in saving lives of mums & babiesSmall investments in simple solutions can make a big impact in saving lives. Governments have a variety of options to decrease maternal and...
- India makes progress in child vaccination against diarrhoea, pneumonia amid pandemic: ReportNew Delhi, India made significant progress in 2020 in ensuring children receive immunisation that provide protection against diarrhoea and ...
- No consensus yet on COVID vaccine passport issue at WHO level: GovernmentTalking about vaccine wastage, Agarwal said Covishield vaccine wastage reduced from 8 percent on March 1 to one percent now while Covaxin w...
- New parents, please note: Newborns less likely to contract coronavirus from mothersWith masks and washed hands, skin-to-skin contact won't harm the babies.
- Economic Survey 2019: Health insurance plans need to be simplified to incentivise people to buyThere is asymmetrical information which often leads people to make health-related decisions, not in their best interests, said the survey.
- 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.
- Despite ban, marketing of hazardous breast-milk substitutes stays rampantIn India, ironically, Nearly half the infants under six months are not exclusively breastfed a rate that has not improved substantially in ...
- 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.
- Breast-feeding protects mothers from cancer, heart attacksNew York, Sep 29 (IANS) Breast-feeding not only protects babies from premature deaths and serious diseases but also mothers from breast can...
- Now, breastfeeding app to support first-time momsUse of a mobile phone app that provides supportive texts and an online community may significantly increase the rate of breastfeeding.
- Centre has accorded priority to tackle maternal, child under-nutrition: J P Nadda"Even in resource poor settings, improved feeding practices can lead to improved intakes of energy and nutrients, leading to better nutriti...
- Breastfeeding: India ranks lowest among South Asian countriesIneffective policies, lack of budgets and coordination, and absence of better monitoring are limiting breastfeeding practices in India.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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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