Breastfeeding in India is disrupted as mothers and babies are separated in the pandemic
Neha Bhatt
Abstract
Breastfeeding in India is disrupted as mothers and babies are separated in the pandemic India's efforts to promote breastfeeding are threatened by covid-19, as misguided fears of infection see newborns separated from mothers and formula milk promoted. Neha Bhatt reports
Topics & Concepts
BreastfeedingPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Threatened speciesFormula feedingMedicinePsychologyPediatricsEnvironmental healthDiseaseBiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineHabitatEcologyCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionBreastfeeding Practices and InfluencesGlobal Maternal and Child Health