Need Of Mother Support Group (MSG)

Why Successful Breastfeeding needs Support:

The period of growing up is called 'Adolescence'. Similarly transition to motherhood is called 'MATRESCENCE'. Breastfeeding is natural, however it is not easy. Mothers need to learn how to successfully breastfeed their babies. This training was imparted in advance to future mothers in our society when large joint family system was the norm. These large joint families also provided sufficient support, help & guidance during matrescence. However industrialisation & urbanisation resulted in small joint families & nuclear families. Hence the support for breastfeeding was lost.

Certain following factors also exercised significant negative influence on the knowledge, attitudes & practices (KAP) of breastfeeding in our society:

All these factors have acted together to cultivate faulty knowledge, wrong attitudes & bad practices about breastfeeding not only in our society but also amongst medics & paramedics. Hence even in places where joint families exist, the new mother is exposed to the risk of wrong advice.

This explains the dire need of Mother to Mother Breastfeeding Support Groups where experienced & knowledgeable mothers can give opportunity to new mothers to converse & share their experiences & also provide information, encouragement & support during matrescence & breastfeeding.