New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Have you been having constant fights with your partner or co-caregiver of your baby about how to put on the diaper, how to change the baby's clothes, how to burp the baby? While this behaviour might seem very normal for you since you are the 'mother, after all', it might not be as natural as you think. You might be experiencing maternal gatekeeping.

Maternal gatekeeping refers to a situation where a mother feels that only she is capable of taking care of her little one. Health Shots got in touch with Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Dr Nandita Palshetkar and Shreya Mitra, Postpartum and Parenting blogger, to understand what maternal gatekeeping entails and how to avoid it.

What is maternal gatekeeping?

In simple word...