A healthy baby for Meena

Meena is a young mother of three girls, ages eight, seven and three. She is currently pregnant with what she plans will be her last child, and is hopeful that she will have a son, to round out her brood. Her husband sells cloth material on commission basis by laying down a tarp on the sidewalk and setting up shop there. While her older children are at school, Meena takes her youngest daughter and works alongside her husband to try to earn enough to make ends meet.

Even with her hard work, Meena and her husband rarely earn more than $2 per day, and often their daily earnings are closer to only $1, depending on the day. This is not enough to sustain their family, which is why Meena was excited to sign up for antenatal care through AIC.

The services provided to Meena by AIC include nutritional supplementation, daily meals, regular check-ups, sponsorship of all medical expenses and required testing, as well as support during the time of her delivery. This assistance greatly relieves the burden on Meena’s shoulders and she is optimistic knowing that her child stands a much better chance of having a normal birth weight, unlike her first three children, who were all born with low birth weights due to their mother’s undernutrition and poor medical care during pregnancy.

Your generous donations, Marissa, Dara (x2), Rajeev, Vanessa, Kelsey and Li (x2) will help AIC provide comprehensive antenatal care to Meena to enable her baby to develop and grow.

Thanks to your support, she has the best chance of giving birth to a healthy, normal child.