'50% new mothers quit jobs for lack of breastfeeding facilities'
Fifty per cent of working women in
Indian metro cities feel that corporate houses lack breastfeeding facilities
and nearly 54 per cent quit their jobs after giving birth to ensure that their
newborns are breastfed, revealed a survey on Tuesday.
The survey was conducted by Medela,
a manufacturer of breast pumps and nursing accessories.
"There is a need for corporate
preparedness in enabling working women to breastfeed, as only 35 per cent of new
lactating mothers of India were able to go back to their jobs within six-nine
months," said the survey.
The findings highlighted that 78 per
cent of Indian mothers planned to exclusively breastfeed their infants for the
first six months post-delivery to ensure a strong and healthy foundation for
the child.
The survey was conducted to find
recent trends and breastfeeding habits of Indian mothers.
The World Breastfeeding Week is from
August 1 to 7.
03.08.2017
If it can be dreamt, then it can
be done
Mrs.Roosevlet
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