Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months is crucial for the infant’s early nutrition and development. City-based women share how employment concerns and a lack of institutional support hinder optimum breastfeeding practices
Exclusive breastfeeding for first six months of the infant is crucial for nutrition and early development of the baby. Image for representation: iStock
“The first one month post childbirth was the toughest phase for me. Doctors and women from my family suggested me many things about breastfeeding practices, but, there was no one to teach me practically,” says city-based yoga-therapist Dwee Chintan Pathak, whose child was diagnosed with mild jaundice at the time of birth, which disallowed the mother from breastfeeding in the first crucial hours after childbirth.
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