breast feeding

Dr M Aishwarya is part of the Coimbatore Parenting Network, which aims to spreads awareness on correct breastfeed techniques, postpartum depression, and presence of breast milk banks. She runs a campaign to encourage mothers to forego myths and taboos around breastfeeding to donate excess milk to infants in need.

Neem leaves and Ajwain, or Bishop’s seeds, are boiled in water, and then left to cool. This concoction, not the mother’s milk, is what newborn babies are given in Dhaki village, Uttar Pradesh. Ideally, a baby must be breastfed within the first hour of its birth, as it is the child's first source of nutrition and immunity, protecting them from various diseases .