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appropriately advises the mothers, they do follow it and breastfeed their child. Whereas on one hand the doctors of the Bahraich District hospital opine that most mothers breastfeed their children, on the other hand there are some beliefs prevalent in the society according to which a newborn child is given goats milk, water or something else even before mothers milk. This is evident from the fact that a mother who brought her three day old child suffering from pneumonia to the Bahraich district Hopital says, We are feeding our child with goats milk because it is our familys old tradition that newborn child is given goats milk initially. Another mother of two and a half year old child sufferer of pneumonia stated that she could not breatfeed her child because milk was not being produced at that time. This kind of practice that prevails in our society is a big obstacle to the proper development of children. In fact it is a curse. There is need to mobilise not only doctors but also mothers in this regard. It has often been noticed that when doctors advise their patients and explain them well about the importance of breastfeeding, mothers heed to their advice and breastfeed their children. There is lack of awareness in the society. We need to educate mothers and make them aware. This will ensure a wholesome change in the society. Rahul Dwivedi CNS
(Translation: Somya Arora CNS) October 2011
This article is part of a Citizen News Service (CNS) series in lead up to the World Pneumonia Day, 12 November 2011. The project was managed by Abhinav Bharat Foundation and funded by the 2011 Small Grants for World Pneumonia Day Advocacy Program. We are grateful to the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC), John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, GAVI Alliance, Global Alliance for Clean Stoves, and Best Shot Foundation for their support. We would like to thank all those who were interviewed as part of this project and who took the time to share their views.
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