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Arun Gupta

India is planning a network of human breast-milk banks but first needs to put safeguards in place

Breast-milk collected from donors on a large scale need to be checked for adulteration and contamination.

Arun Gupta
· Jun 21, 2017 · 02:30 pm
The nine months of pregnancy is the right time to start thinking about how to feed a baby

While breastfeeding is considered to provide more nutrition and protection, women must be given information about the choices and support for their decisions.

Arun Gupta
· May 06, 2017 · 02:30 pm
No, India is not a ‘breastfeeding nation’. But it badly needs to be one

Caught between unsupportive health workers and an unethical baby food industry, new mothers are being dissuaded from breastfeeding.

Arun Gupta
· Jan 19, 2017 · 02:30 pm