Women can get Covid vaccine anytime after delivery: Experts

A woman can get vaccinated against COVID-19 anytime after the delivery of her baby, healthcare experts have said and stressed on the need to permit vaccination of even pregnant women to protect......

The Heroes Who Vaccinate You!

Mrigank Warrier reports on life -- beyond masks and PPE suits -- of frontline medical personnel at vaccination centres. IMAGE: A beneficiary from the 18-44 age group gets her vaccine at a COVID......

Who shouldn't take jab? Vaccine makers issue fact sheet

Amid reports of side effects of COVID-19 vaccines, Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India have issued fact sheets for who should avoid getting vaccinated. IMAGE: A medic prepares the dose of......

Thinking of taking Covishield? Here's all you need to know

Prior to the beginning of the nationwide vaccination drive against Covid-19 in India on January 16, the Pune-based Serum Institute of India has issued a factsheet to answer frequently asked......

Maternity leave now raised to 26 weeks

The government is also thinking of introducing direct benefit transfer for women Cutting across party lines, elders in Rajya Sabha passed a Bill that provides for 26 weeks maternity leave, even as......

World's poor headed for better lives in 2030: Gates

Established in 2000, the foundation distributed $3.6 billion in grants in 2013, in particular for global health and development, and had $42.3 billion in assets as of late 2014. Image: A woman......

Baby food giants Heinz, Nestle draw flak

Baby food giants Heinz, Nestle and Abbott are violating promotional parameters alleged Arun Gupta, co-ordinator of the NGO, Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI), and member of the......

Mothers in UK and US sell breast milk on Facebook!

Mothers in the UK and US are selling their breast milk using community forums, including Facebook, to make some quick cash, despite serious concerns that it could be harmful for babies.Buying......

'Between homeschooling and breastfeeding, I have my hands full'

'It is time to love, to be with family, to work on internal, unaddressed, troubles, to read, to rest, to watch sparrows building their nests...' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kalki Koechlin/Instagram......

What's your baby watching?

How do the shows we watch and the songs we listen to, affect us? The question bothers Geetanjali Krishna after a domestic worker gushes about her six-month-old daughter's love for a nagin-themed......

'Richard Attenborough was unassuming, he never lost his temper'

Veteran theatre personality Dolly Thakore, who made her film debut as a casting director with Richard Attenborough's Gandhi, kept in touch with him long after work on the multiple award-winning......

Deepika back in training just 20 days after having baby!

IMAGE: With just one year to go before Paris 2024, Deepika is well aware that it's "now-or-never". Photograph: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Exactly a month ago, Deepika Kumari, the......

Spanish swimmer had to leave breastfeeding son at home

'For me to go and breastfeed Kai whenever he needs it during the day I would have to leave the Olympic villa, the team's bubble, and go to the hotel, risking my team's health.' IMAGE: Spanish......

Will new mum Azarenka get more facilities?

'The guys do have that luxury of having the nurseries and stuff at every event, and I think it's time for women to have the same benefit' IMAGE:   Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays a......