Media Release

Mangaluru, Apr 10: MOM - Moms of Mangalore, a Facebook group dedicated to the mothers of the region, a group which has been involved in various social causes and events to promote and encourage mothers has won the inaugural 'India's Best Mommy Group 2017' award.

The competition, hosted by 'World of Moms' and Firstcry.com was open to groups dedicated to mother from all over the country. With hundreds of entries from various cities and towns, a list of final eleven was decided upon, 'Moms of Mangalore' being one among them. The shortlisting was done on the basis of group activity, member count and causes.

Among the finalists, MOM was chosen to be the winner based on the aforementioned criteria and also weightage given to votes. It is a proud moment for the members of this group and Mangaluru which the group represents, as with every other field of excellence, time and again Mangalureans have shown that they can excel no matter what.

MOM is a non-profit, non-religious and non-political group. As a part of the group’s initiative, they have a panel of doctors who are selflessly responding to queries from the members. Children psychologists, counselors, nutritionists, health support groups, advocates, lactation specialist, contests, mass child immunization reminders, parenting tips, women health tips published by doctors, Mompreneur Mondays (forum for mothers to display their entrepreneurial skills via posts on their businesses) are some other initiatives of the group.

Mothers are encouraged to join this group and make full use of its resources.