Poor diet, changing lifestyle impact lactation levels in mothers

Ahmedabad | Monday | 5th August, 2019

Summary:

Stress, changing diet of women as well as changing lifestyle has reduced lactation in working women, said city-based doctors. In about 40-50% cases in working women, we find reduced lactation in mothers,” said Desai. “A child should get only mother’s milk for first six months. Mother’s milk is filled with all the nutrition needed by the child. With the rise in trend in working mothers, there is growing acceptance of storing mother’s milk as it can be stored in a fridge for about 24 hours..