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Item Breastfeeding is NOT Home Chore A Wake-Up Call that Mindsets Need to Change(CRY - Child Rights & You, 2018-12-15) Mahara, PritiTo just say that the social attitude towards breastfeeding needs to change is an understatement. What is the most natural life process between a mother and an infant, not to mention the nutritional importance of it, is still met with prejudice and public discomfort. It is time to look beyond.Item Breastfeeding was the easiest choice for these women in rural Odisha(CRY - Child Rights & You, 2018-08-07) Mahara, PritiDahanaput, a small hamlet in a remote corner of Odisha, is rewriting the story of child malnutrition as they commit to push their children towards a healthy futureItem Changing age-old mindsets(CRY - Child Rights & You, 2018) Rabadi, Kreeannethere is an urgent need to enhance knowledge and change attitudes towards the practice of breastfeeding in India Breastfeeding is a fundamental right of all newborn children. Sadly this right is impeded on, especially in rural India where superstitious beliefs are rampant in villages, often creating hurdles that impact the health of newborns.Item Why breastfeeding is crucial for building nutritional foundation beyond infancy(Down To Earth, 2021-10-20) Marwaha, PujaAs India celebrated National Nutrition Month under the shadow of COVID-19, it’s time we put the spotlight on breastfeeding, which lies at the core of newborn and infant nutrition. In a remote village of Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, Jamuna (name changed), 28, gave birth to her daughter a few months ago. But she did not get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) virus, even when her doctor reassured her that it was completely safe for women who were breastfeeding to get vaccinated.Item Why India is still fighting for basic survival and nutritional needs of children(CRY - Child Rights & You, 2018-01-31) Ganotra, KomalThe pre-school education component in anganwadi centres has been largely ignored and hardly monitored.