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Minister of State for Women and Child Development praised the Anganwadi initiatives

Minister of State for Women and Child Development Manisha Vakil says the dropping prevalence of breastfeeding is a cause for worry, and the Anganwadi sisters have helped raise awareness.

Minister of State for Women and Child Development Manisha Vakil emphasized the necessity of breastfeeding a newborn in the first hour after delivery and requested the Anganwadi sisters to assist her in spreading the word. Even after a cesarean birth, a mother can breastfeed her infant for the first hour. Breastfeeding is fraught with myths, and the dropping percentage is cause for alarm. Vakil praised Anganwadi workers for going door to door during the pandemic scare and delivering take-home rations for supplementary nutrition to pregnant women, children, and adolescents. She said the food gets prepared

Author-Shlok Talati

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