On Motherhood and Mothers
Motherhood is messy, and challenging, and crazy, and sleepless, and giving, and still unbelievably beautiful. – Rachel Martin As Kasturba Gandhi’s birthday, April 11 of every year is celebrated as National Safe Motherhood Day, in order to raise awareness about the condition of women during pregnancy and the postnatal period. The theme of this year’s motherhood is about keeping the infant and mother safe and protected from the coronavirus. Care for mothers includes checking up regularly, providing post pregnancy psychological help and counseling, if necessary, and supplying adequate care and comfort during prenatal and neonatal periods, among many others. Studies show that about 10-15 percentage of women undergo postnatal depression, often lasting longer than what people call as ‘baby...