Aarti is grateful for a healthy pregnancy

23-year old Aarti and her husband are expecting their second child. They have an 18-month old son and are hoping that they might have a girl this time. Aarti and her husband both sell used clothes on the side of the road in the market, as this is the dominant trade in their community and neither Aarti nor her husband ever went to school, so they are lacking the training and education to get skilled work.

When there is not enough money from selling clothes, Aarti occasionally goes out begging to supplement the family income. All in all, Aarti and her husband support their family on about 2,000 rupees ($40) per month, which will not leave much for the family to spend on Aarti’s pregnancy or delivery.

Luckily, Aarti was eligible to receive medical care through the AIC Health Outreach Program, so she gratefully signed up for the program. Aarti receives regular check-ups with the doctor at the AIC clinic, nutritional supplementation, medications and all recommended medical testing and coverage of all expenses incurred at the time of delivery.

A community health worker visits Aarti at her home to keep tabs on her health during her pregnancy as well, and  every effort is made to ensure that Aarti will deliver a normal, healthy baby.

Thank you, Meghan, , Cristen, Sam, and Melanie (x4), for helping AIC provide comprehensive antenatal care to Aarti 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.