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Indian new mums report better postpartum wellbeing when their own mum acts as their primary support - while women whose mother-in-law is the primary caregiver instead report significantly lower overall wellness

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Investigating the role of family members in postnatal care: Evidence from mother-caregiver dyads in India

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In a hospital in Karnataka, India, a smiling grandmother leans over her newborn grandchild, as the baby's mother rests beside them.

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Indian new mums report better postpartum wellbeing when their own mum acts as their primary support - while women whose mother-in-law is the primary caregiver instead report significantly lower overall wellness

Article URL: https://plos.io/45Sz6RO

Article title: Investigating the role of family members in postnatal care: Evidence from mother-caregiver dyads in India

Author countries: U.S., India

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.


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