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Dia Mirza: Breastfeeding in public triggers judgement
Updated On: 04 August, 2021 10:26 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
As she embraces motherhood, Dia Mirza questions stigma around breastfeeding in public; notes lack of safe spaces for new moms who are economically marginalised
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After announcing her pregnancy in April, Mirza gave a glimpse of her son (right) in July
Three weeks ago, Dia Mirza and husband Vaibhav Rekhi shared their happiness with the world as they announced that they became proud parents to son Avyaan Azaad Rekhi. She revealed that the bundle of joy had arrived early on May 14, and was since cared for by “tireless nurses and doctors in the neonatal ICU.” As she revels in the new chapter of her life with Avyaan, the new mother is also taking the opportunity to create awareness about breastfeeding.
Admitting that breastfeeding-related issues have become more meaningful to her now, Mirza is keen to highlight the challenges mothers face in nourishing their babies. “I have become more acutely aware of the lack of safe spaces for new mothers, especially if they are socially and economically marginalised. Why have we never [highlighted] how hard it is for underserved mothers to feed their babies on construction sites, farms and roadside stalls without any privacy?”
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