By Sharad Agarwal | Project leader
Dear Friends,
We would like to take the opportunity to thank you again for your generous support in the project for a year long time. We continue to make progress towards our goal of safe motherhood to poor women in India. In the year, we have supported 81 safe deliveries of women from poor socio-economic background in rural outskirts of Uttar Pradesh, India at our Merrygold Health Network hospitals.
Through this report, we would like to share the case story of Rani, who delivered safely her first child at the age of 19. Her husband Akhilesh is a driver by profession and is the sole income source in the family. He has the responsibility of not only his wife but also of his old father and his younger brother, who is a student. Akhilesh’s meager salary is the only family earning to manage the daily expenses.
Akhilesh shares: Due to Rani’s pregnancy at an early age of 19, she developed certain complications during her pregnancy. We were worried about her complicated pregnancy. Further, lack of money to consult a doctor for mother & Child care added to our woes of healthy baby. In the mean time I was, introduced to Vimla, a Merrytarang Member who introduced & briefed about the nearest Merrygold Health Network Hospital for seeking ANC and safe delivery care for my wife. I am highly obliged to the network and HLFPPT for sponsoring and providing mother and child care.
Rani Shares: The welcoming behavior of lady doctor made me feel safe during every consultation visit. The ANC health checkup camp and pregnant women meet in my last trimester further prepared me towards a safe motherhood and motivated me to undergo institutional delivery at MGHN hospital. I am highly thankful to lady doctor and Merrytarang didi for helping me deliver my first baby safely.
With the success of this collaboration, we hope to continue our efforts in reaching out to 500 poor women towards safe motherhood under Global Giving Sponsored Safe Deliveries initiative through your funding support.
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