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  • Resource Directory to Assist Women and Children Facing Violence in Mumbai.
    Donita quadros, Dolphy d’souza
    The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
    2021

    Reflecting on the challenges faced by women and child survivors affected by and/or facing violence, including domestic violence, and support persons or organisations

  • Does Lactation Affect Intrauterine Device Performance?
    Rashmi S. Shah, J.V. Joshi, K.T. Hazari, S.M. Chitlange
    The Journal of Family Welfare
    1998

    Lactating women are often recommended the IUD as a contraceptive method since it compares favourably with other available contraceptive methods, which either adversely affect lactation or are less effective in preventing pregnancy. Numerous studies, [1-4] have shown that IUDs have no effect on th

  • Banning Pre-Natal Sex Determination: The Scope and the Limits of the Maharashtra Legislation.
    Amar Jesani
    Understanding Women's Health Issues
    1998

    The Maharashtra government introduced a much-awaited and talked about bill in the state assembly: the Maharashtra Regulation of the Use of Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1988.

  • Nutrient Intake of Lactating Mothers from Rural and Urban Areas
    Asha Kawatra, Salil Sehgal
    Indian Journal of Social Research
    1998

    The expectant and lactating mothers are considered as nutritionally vulnerable group especially in the developing countries of the world. Due to nursing process mothers are subjected to nutritional stresses.

  • The Lactational Amenorrhoea Method (LAM) for Birth Spacing in Uttar Pradesh, India
    John W Townsend, Leila E. Caleb
    Population Council, Operations Research and Technical Assistance Project
    1996

    Following the International Population and Development Conference in Cairo, there is widespread consensus in the international community that family planning programs must be people-centered, and further, that family planning programs should focus not just on contraception per se,but on the repro

  • The Lactational Amenorrhoea Method (LAM) for Birth Spacing in Uttar Pradesh, India
    Leila E. Caleb, John W Townsend
    Population Council, Operations Research and Technical Assistance Project
    1996

    Following the International Population and Development Conference in Cairo, there is widespread consensus in the international community that family planning programs must be people-centered, and further, that family planning programs should focus not just on contraception per se,but on the repro

  • Lactation - Current Concepts and Concerns
    P. Ramachandran
    ICMR Bulletin
    1995

    The importance of breast feeding in infant nutrition, health and survival has long been recognized. The recognition that lactation may have profound effects on maternal nutrition and fertility is of more recent origin.

  • Lactation, postpartum amenorrhoea and abstinence after delivery in an urban population of Bombay
    Rashmi S. Shah, Jayashree V. Joshi, Kamal T. Hazari, Shanta M. Chitlange
    The Journal of Family Welfare
    1993

    Breastfeeding and lactational amenorrhoea play a unique role in child health, birth spacing and fertility regulation.

  • Breast-Feeding and Weaning Practices - A Rural Study in Uttar Pradesh
    N. Bhardwaj, S. Badrul Hasan, Mohammad Zaheer Introduction
    The Journal of Family Welfare
    1991

    The practice of breast-feeding is almost universal in India. Protecting, promoting and supporting breast-feed in should be the foremost aim of all the communities. Compare the body of a lactating mother to a baby food factory and we find that she is far and away the most efficient [1].