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While speaking at a press briefing, Health Ministry Joint Secretary, Lav Agarwal said, "As per a study, in India, 50 percent of the people still do not wear masks. " Among those who wear masks, 64 percent of them do not cover their nose properly." (“Study shows 50% people still do not wear masks: Health ...”) 20 per cent have it on their chins, 2 per cent have masks on their neck and only 14 per cent of them wear it correctly by covering nose, mouth, chin and with a clip on the nose”, he added.  This isn’t good. We know why.   Facial masks need to cover nose, mouth and chin with no gap. This is the proper way to wear a mask. But many people complain about breathlessness, uneasiness, headache while wearing a mask. There has been a study on the physiological and psychological impact of wearing face masks. Studies have shown that there may be a small increase in breathing resistance while wearing a mask, but it does not seem to significantly impact respiration. The next que

A young mother is on   call with a friend when her little one cries as if all hell broke loose, she abandons the call and rushes to tend to the child. Does it strike a Déjà vu? Well, motherhood is all about selfless   care for children. If you thought so, spend a moment to remember when you wanted a break, a small respite from the constant caring. Have you felt this or are you still feeling this?  Let us accept it, motherhood can be exhausting as well as exciting. Social cues of motherhood imply that it is joyous. Joyous yes, but it is not just joyous. It has its add-ons too.  Let’s go to the   start of it all. Motherhood starts with “Matrescence” a term used by social sciences. Matrescence is defined as “the process of becoming a mother” and includes the physiological as well psychosocial aspects of it. It’s another phase of life ,like the much talked about adolescence. But unlike adolescence, which is being explained and   researched in detail, matrescence has not had its attentio