World Breastfeeding Week
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Why India needs to support breastfeeding in public
Myupchar •Here’s what everyone should know about breastmilk and why it is so important that India support women breastfeeding in public.
World Breastfeeding Week: Soha Ali Khan shares her experiences and struggles as a new mother
Fp Staff •Soha Ali Khan took to Instagram to talk about the importance of breastfeeding and said discussion on it should be encouraged often
WCD Ministry promotes Breastfeeding Week to ensure kids don't get malnourished
•According to WHO, increasing breastfeeding levels will help in saving more than 8,00,000 lives every year.
Six of 10 Indian babies aren't breastfed within first hour of birth; Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan rank lowest in early nursing
Indiaspend •India ranked 56 out of 76 countries on early initiation of breastfeeding, according to the 2018 Global Breastfeeding Scorecard, released with the report, which tracks progress of breastfeeding policies and programmes.
World Breastfeeding Week: Take this quiz to test your knowledge about its health benefits, global statistics
Sunild •The World Breastfeeding Week began on 1 August, and will end on 7 August. Take this quiz to know how much you know about it.
'Beauty and obscenity in eye of beholder': Kerala HC junks plea against magazine featuring breastfeeding model
Fp Staff •A controversy had erupted after a popular women's magazine, Grihalakshmi, featured model Gilu Joseph breastfeeding a child on the cover of its March edition. The backlash, mostly directed at Joseph, was swift and severe, with some even dragging the publication to court.
World Breastfeeding Week: Obsessing over the benefits of breastfeeding only leads to stress
Theladiesfinger •Obsessing over the benefits of breastfeeding can make new mothers feel unnecessarily worried or guilty.
World Breastfeeding Week: Breast milk boosts child's immunity, helps develop baby's brains
P Raghu Ram •With World Breastfeeding Week (August 1 to 7) being celebrated in more than 170 countries, Firstpost takes a look some of the advantages of breastfeeding as well as the myths associated with it