How breastfeeding keeps a mother healthy

While breastfeeding helps the baby get all the essential nutrients, it is equally beneficial for the mother in just more than one way. But nobody talks about how breastfeeding helps mothers as well. Breastfeeding is a two way process helping both the baby and mother in multiple ways. While breast milk provides the ultimate protection for the baby to fight against diseases, it also helps the mother in various ways.

Breastfeeding lowers bleeding risk after delivery: The baby’s first feed right after the delivery is extremely important. This not only ensures that the newborn gets the share of nutrients and food to satiate after the difficult process of childbirth but also helps lower bleeding from the uterus that happens right after delivery.

Breastfeeding helps fight iron deficiency: Indian mothers often suffer from iron deficiency. Persistent breastfeeding minimises this risk and delays menstruation thereby preventing iron loss through menstrual flow. However, gynaecologists suggest that mothers should take iron supplements for at least three months after delivery. 

Breastfeeding reduced the risk of conception: Conceiving soon after the delivery isn’t appropriate either for the mother, the baby or the unborn child. But exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months after childbirth along with an absence of menstruation acts as a protection and reduces the chances of conceiving right after a pregnancy. However, it is advisable to keep a proper gap between two pregnancies to avoid any complications.

Breastfeeding helps you shed post- pregnancy weight gain: Weight gain after pregnancy is something difficult to deal with. The best way to reduce post-delivery fat accumulation is breastfeed. The process of breastfeeding utilises the fat stored in different parts of the body for the production of breast milk, hence, reducing the fat considerably.

Breastfeeding helps contract the uterus post-delivery: Persistent suckling by the baby at the breast helps in the secretion of certain hormones that contracts the uterus and helps it retain the original size. According to gynaecologists, it varies from person to person.

Breastfeeding builds a strong bond with the baby: Breastfeeding gives you and your baby a chance to enjoy enough skin-to-skin contact that helps create a strong bond between the mother and the baby. Breastfeeding also creates a calming effect on the mother which helps to deal better with the immediate strains of labour, reduces postpartum depression and helps to adjust with the various hormonal changes happening post delivery.  

Lazoi initiates its services to Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Pune

Lazoi Lifecare Private Limited, one of the leading healthcare portals in India today, proudly announces the instigation of its services in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Pune. The portal, which is best known for connecting patients to doctors, booking online diagnostic lab tests and medicines, the company off-late, has been on the expansion mode. Having already established itself in the heart of India (Delhi/NCR), the famous online portal is looking to help patients get the benefits of its services in core cities of Maharashtra. This has not only broadened the company’s area of operation but also the association of more doctors with it.

Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Pune are counted amongst posh cities of Maharashtra, where it is difficult to find the right doctor when someone in your family, relation or loved one falls sick. As per the Maharashtra Government, diseases such as cholera, small pox, high fever, dengue, dysentery, diarrhoea, respiratory problems, malaria are common in these cities. Sadly, number of deaths due to these conditions is also high. One of the factors behind these deaths, as stated by the state government is inability to connect patients with the right doctor. Hence, when patients fail to receive the proper treatment, it ultimately pushes them towards death. Specialists like paediatricians, gynaecologists, pulmonologists, dermatologists etc. are in demand in these high profile cities.  

Citing this very reason, Mr. Suvro Ghosh, founder of Lazoi, turned his focus on these cities. He made it a point that no patient shall be denied the right to appropriate treatment. So when he decided to start services in these cities, it was given a thumbs-up from the government. He further said, “While we have 50,000 + reputed doctors from Delhi/NCR at our portal, addition of few more from these cities will only bolster the business. Plus, patients will be more than happy to book online appointments rather than running here and there to get the right treatment.”

In the last 5 years, there has been a surge in patients looking for doctors who provide online appointment. In short, they are more internet-savvy now. Seeing this trend, a number of healthcare portals have come up in recent years. While some have tasted success (like Lazoi), others have gone down with the wind. Though, it’s a reality that in India where doctor-patient ratio is 1:2000, finding the right doctor is like chewing iron nails. What healthcare portals like Lazoi has done and off course doing is bridging the gap between doctors and patients. Expanding the current range of services to core cities in India is obviously best for business, plus it guarantees that no patient is deprived of quality medical services.