Mothers’ experiences in their own words
"Mrs. Ratna Verma, 25 yr. old mother from Mandir hasaud village, Raipur district. A chicken shop is owned by her husband. For a safe institutional delivery. A primi - postdated the women with significant oligohydramnios was admitted. A 3 Kg daughter born via caesarean delivery on March 28, 2023, at 6:51 p.m. and was given immediate skin-to-skin contact and started breastfeeding in the operation theatre. Since She has no support at home, so the support given by Hospital staff and nurses during immediate postpartum period helped her care for her child and breastfeed her child. She has regularly attended antenatal OPD in the hospital during which she attended the counselling sessions on breastfeeding and was mentally prepared before delivery for the same".
Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Mother and Child Hospital, Chhattisgarh
“Mrs. Mamta a 21 yr. old mother (Primi) with GDM on MNT “My name is Mamta and I gave birth to my first child in command hospital Pune. Initially, I started thinking Whether I will be able to give my baby my own breastmilk or not but immediately after my delivery when I breastfed my baby for the first time by keeping my baby on my chest eventually the fear went away. Slowly, I learned to properly breastfed my baby. And Today I am proud of the fact that on my way to home I am going to donate my breastmilk to hospital’s milk bank. My message to all the readers is that "Mother's milk is a blessing, only a mother can give strength to her children!”
Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune
“A 29 yr. old mother G2P1L1 (Women with previous normal delivery) at 40-week Period of Gestation (POG) said “I gave birth to my second child in command hospital. During the delivery of my first child, I could not breastfeed her. I thought that I will not be able to stun this baby too, but when I saw here from day 1 that everyone is encouraging me so much, then I got some confidence, With the help of breast-feeding counselling, I learned to breastfeed. Today I am happy that I am able to breastfeed my baby properly. I am now confident in breastfeeding and am sharing my experience with other mothers as well. Mother's milk is nectar and I am happy that I am able to give this nectar to my child”.
Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune
“Mrs. Anita a 26 yr. old Mother (Primi) at 38 week plus 5 days Period of Gestation (POG) said “ I was anticipating a normal delivery however due to certain reasons I was told that I will have to undergo emergency cesarean , I was very scared if I will be able to feed my baby after the operation or not but when I saw that my baby was started on breast feeding at the OT table itself I felt very happy and was determined to continue breastfeeding my baby . I took help from the counselors and today I am a confident mother who is exclusively breast feeding her baby. I would like to thank the staff of Command hospital Pune for their help and support”
Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune