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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

09.10.25 | PLOS

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Investigating the role of family members in postnatal care: Evidence from mother-caregiver dyads in India
In a hospital in Karnataka, India, a smiling grandmother leans over her newborn grandchild, as the baby's mother rests beside them. Credit: Noora Health, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0327986

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

10-Sep-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Childbirth Health and Medicine Mental Health Postnatal Care Psychological Science Social Research Social Sciences

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0327986
Article Publication Date
2025-09-10
Article Title
Investigating the role of family members in postnatal care: Evidence from mother-caregiver dyads in India
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, September 10). 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. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LKNW03GL/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.html
MLA:
"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." Brightsurf News, Sep. 10 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LKNW03GL/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.html.