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Survey on public breastfeeding places
Why is it in the news?
- A pan-India survey is conducted by Momspresso.com on public places on breastfeeding.
- As per the survey, breastfeeding in public is still a challenge in India, with only 6% of mothers finding designated areas to comfortably nurse their children.
More in the news
- In a five-minute, web-link based survey, 900 mothers were surveyed.
- 77% of whom were in the 25-to-35-year age group while the remaining 23% were in age group of 36 to 45 years.
- Around 81% mothers are not comfortable feeding their children in public due to the lack of proper breastfeeding places.
- The greatest deterrents are hygiene (53%), and uncomfortable stares and lack of privacy (47%).
- In India, breastfeeding is inadequate, as only 55% of babies are exclusively breastfed from the ages of 0-6 months, and 41% are able to begin breastfeeding within an hour of birth.
- Some suggestions:(1) Normalisation of breastfeeding is very important in society.(2) There should be places for women to breastfeed where they would find it comfertable.(3) These places should not be placed inside or outside washrooms, which would make it unhygienic and stinky.
Source
The Hindu.