A recent study has found that breastfeeding practices in urban India remain below ideal levels, with clear differences between mothers living in slum and non-slum areas. Using data from the National ...
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 neighborhood—is linked to how she breastfeeds her baby. Breastfeeding within one ...
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 ...
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 neighborhood – is linked to how she breastfeeds her baby. Breastfeeding within ...
Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, fundamental to the health and development of children, is lower in India’s urban slums (50.1%) - where 65.49 million people in the country live - than ...