Anita looks forward to her new baby

18-year old Anita is newly married and has recently found out that she is expecting her first child. While she is happy to welcome a new baby into the family, she is also apprehensive about the new experience of being pregnant and becoming a mother, especially at such a young age. Additionally, Anita never had the opportunity to go to school as a child, so she is illiterate and feels overwhelmed when she has to interact with doctors at the large government hospitals. For this reason, she is very happy to have been accepted into AIC’s antenatal program, which will provide complete supportive care and guidance for the duration of her pregnancy. Anita’s husband sells clothes on the roadsides and earns very little per month (2,000 INR per month), so she has come to rely on the mid-day meals and nutritional supplementation she receives at AIC’s Health Centre to ensure that her baby will be born at a healthy birth weight. She also comes for regular check-ups with the AIC doctor and receives all medical treatment and medication through AIC. In the event that she needs to see a doctor at the hospital, including at the time of delivery, she is accompanied by one of AIC’s trained health workers. Because of all of this support, Anita has started feeling more confident about her new role as a mother and has begun looking forward to her new arrival.

Thank you, Max, for making it possible for provide comprehensive antenatal care to Anita.