Mothers

Flu can be life-threatening for pregnant women and result in preterm delivery or miscarriage, study reveals

In a recent study, published in the journal PNAS on 21st September 2020, it was revealed how influenza A virus infection in pregnant women can cause severe harm to both mothers and the unborn.

For mothers breastfeeding children beyond infancy, how a life of secrecy and castigation blights the experience

The female body, from the moment it pushes out an offspring, is subdued, and replaced by something inert — a bottle, a pacifier, a silicone toy, a crib, and erased entirely before the passage of a year.

Mentalhood review: Karisma Kapoor, Tillotama Shome shine in ALT Balaji- Zee5 show that's curiously similar to Big Little Lies

Mentalhood seems like a comprehensive guide for mothers but the strong core could have been enriched by more technical competence.

Every second child, below the age of five, is affected by a form of malnutrition: UNICEF

Indian children are being diagnosed with adult diseases such as hypertension, chronic kidney disease and pre-diabetic.

In Mumbai's Dharavi, an NGO trains parents to tackle malnutrition, increases awareness of best health practices

SNEHA, a local NGO, has worked across 10 beats in Dharavi for five years, and its efforts have reduced wasting among children up to three years of age by 23 percent.

India’s female workforce participation stands at 24%; motherhood, gender inequality in household work to blame

With motherhood, the chances of women remaining in paid employment do go down.

62% Indian kids receive all basic vaccinations but country still lags far behind the likes of Bangladesh, Vietnam

More Indian babies are receiving all basic vaccinations than a decade ago, a sign of better healthcare. But India still lags behind a host of emerging nations.

Padman aims to deal with menstruation taboo but over 50% young women in rural India use unhygienic methods of protection

More than half of young women in rural India use home-based or unsanitary methods of menstrual protection, according to national health data.

Madras High Court judge's absurd extempore on breastfeeding ignores what is best for the mother

The American obsession with ‘breast is best’ has firmly come to our shores. However, the emphasis on breastfeeding ignores what may be best for the mother.

Have you ever wondered why we call our moms first? This cute mother’s day video is the perfect answer