New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- The World Breastfeeding Week 2025 theme 'Prioritize Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems', stresses on not just on awareness but on action. It is a reminder that breastfeeding success is not merely a result of a mother's will, but also about the quality of available support. This support also translates into embracing facts over breastfeeding myths. According to a senior gynaecologist, social myth, absence of systemic support, and misinformation can lead even the most committed mothers to doubt themselves.

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Dr Charulata Bansal shares with Health Shots, some of the most common myths about breastfeeding that continue to be passed down one generation after another.

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