**6. Postpartum care**

Period immediately after delivery is very crucial. Women requires a lot of support emotionally and physically to handle the changes that occurred with the birth of the baby. Initiating breastfeeding could be a real stressor for women. Reassurance and support from family members can help them adjust. Due to social distancing and to avoid overcrowding in the hospitals women did not get enough support postpartum and they were left at there own to manage. Feeling of loneliness and fear of contracting COVID-19 by mother or baby added to the anxiety. Even at home due

to lockdown and travel restriction many women lack support post-delivery because of which many women experienced anxiety, sleep disturbance, mood swings and agitation.
