Kareena Kapoor : "I Remember Some Long Nights...As I Tried Inexpertly To Calm My Crying Child."

Kareena Kapoor Khan has extended her support towards UNICEF's Every Child Alive campaign. The actor wrote a blog post for a leading daily where she shared her parenthood story and some tips for the new mothers. She was shocked to learn the scale at which newborns were losing their lives in South Asia according to the UNICEF data.

The actor went on to share her own motherhood story. She said,"For almost every mother, the first days with her new born baby are precious memories to be cherished forever. They are surely some of the most challenging and at the same time fulfilling days we will experience as women."

"I remember some long days and nights, without much sleep. Some were frustrating, as I tried inexpertly to calm my crying child. Some were simply bliss – as I treasured the new life that I had been able to bring into the world.", Kareena added.

"I know I have been fortunate to embark on the journey of parenthood – and I will always remember the first days of my child's life. I have been lucky. For too many mothers in South Asia, the first days of their baby's life will be remembered for a whole different reason. In our part of the world, one million babies die every year in their first month of life. The joy of a newborn quickly becomes a tragedy."

Kareena had some suggestions for the new mothers. She wrote about the importance of breast milk for a newly born baby. The actor insisted that no one should give birth without help from a trained birth attendant. And lastly, she expressed her disappointment in the discrimination between a boy and a girl when it comes to health care.