More to paan than just masala
COMING FROM a south Indian household, I grew up watching every ceremony conclude
By Lakshmy Ramanathan August 03, 2019
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Preventing chronic kidney disease
By Dr Bharat V. Shah July 20, 2019 -
Building capacity
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Patient safety, the prime priority
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Hit in the heart
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Five worrying factors this election season
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Guaido vs Maduro: Face-off in Venezuela
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Get tested on time
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Hypocrisy, documented
By Jorge Ramos February 09, 2019
Lakshmy Ramanathan
Lakshmy Ramanathan is the author of For Bumpier Times: An Indian Mother's Guide to 101 Pregnancy and Childcare Practices. she conducts 'Riding the Bump' workshops for expecting mothers and new parents.
BABY STEPS
Amazing ajwain
There are a lot of traditional practices that surround pregnancy and infant care in
By Lakshmy Ramanathan July 20, 2019
Magical methi
INCLUSION OF fenugreek (methi) seeds in some form or the other in a new mother’s
By Lakshmy Ramanathan June 29, 2019
Getting back in shape
I RECENTLY received a mail from a young mother about her struggle with losing
By Lakshmy Ramanathan June 15, 2019
Drink it up
RIGHT AFTER I gave birth to my child, my mother-in-law asked me to go easy on water.
By Lakshmy Ramanathan May 25, 2019
Boiling hot or icy cold bath?
FROM turning weepy in the middle of a supermarket (courtesy supercharged hormones)
By Lakshmy Ramanathan May 04, 2019
Tummy check
SIX MONTHS after giving birth to her twins, Ramneek Gupta, 29, noticed the ‘coning’
By Lakshmy Ramanathan April 20, 2019
Doubt-bound
When my friends began to have their babies, I used to get strangely similar calls
By Lakshmy Ramanathan March 30, 2019
Can ghee really help with labour?
TRADITIONALLY, a very high amount of ghee (a cup per meal) was included in the diet
By Lakshmy Ramanathan March 09, 2019
Planning your baby’s birth
WHAT IS A birth plan?” I once asked a group of dads-to-be at a workshop. One of
By Lakshmy Ramanathan February 16, 2019
When is your baby due?
THAT IS PROBABLY the most frequently asked question to a pregnant woman. But
By Lakshmy Ramanathan January 26, 2019
Piling on the kilos
I GAINED 17KG when I was pregnant. It seems like a humongous figure (and I did cut
By Lakshmy Ramanathan January 12, 2019
DIY way to delivery
IN THE OLDEN DAYS, women who were nearing the end of pregnancy were encouraged to
By Lakshmy Ramanathan December 15, 2018
Ultrasounds: too many, too much?
I WAS ACCOMPANIED by my father for my first ultrasound scan. I remember little else
By Lakshmy Ramanathan November 10, 2018
Riding the bump with BP
LAST WEEK, my maid grumbled to me about how her niece had turned into an enormous
By Lakshmy Ramanathan November 04, 2018