Aggarwal’s words are inspirational and affirming, especially for women who are struggling with life post-baby. Rihanna also recently made statements about body positivity through her appearances.
She even revealed how it affected her body, mental health and marriage. She said that her family and husband Akshai helped her cope with the stress at that time.
“My son was around 6 months old when I suddenly broke into tears for no reason! I kept crying for hours but my husband or I couldn’t understand what the reason was.”
The study concluded that there is substantial room for improvement in the delivery of postpartum care.
“It showed me mental strength, what it took for me to not eat a samosa when everyone else and it was all worth it when I see it now,” says Sania Mirza.
What is forcing so many homemakers in India to take such an extreme step? What is keeping them from taking help? Clinical psychologist Dr Prerna Kohli answers these questions and many more.
Bonding with an infant, even if they are your flesh and blood takes time and hard work. Mothers don’t come programmed in understanding the unsaid.
I would look into the eyes of my days-old baby and cry, day in and day out, saying things like, ‘I wish I could be a good mom’, and ‘Sorry you were born to a mom like me’.
Standing at a staggering 174 per 100,000 live births, according to a 2015 statistic, India has an unusually high maternal mortality rate. Starting from an obvious alteration in their bodies, women at times, go on to suffer from a host of issues from mostly preventable complications experienced during pregnancies, the myths and superstitions surrounding them, an emotional mental […]
The Madras High Court recently posed a query to Center that why it isn’t obligatory for mothers to breastfeed their newborns. The judge delved into various researches and studies to emphasize that “breastfeeding is important for the babies to keep them healthy and also the feeding mothers”. This was one of the fifteen queries placed before […]
