A healthy pregnancy for Geeta

Thank you for coming together to provide comprehensive antenatal care to Geeta.

Geeta has recently found out that her family is going to be growing!  She and her husband have two young children, and are expecting their third.  Geeta immediately took the step of signing up for free, comprehensive antenatal care through the AIC Health and Community Outreach Program, which will provide complete supportive care and guidance for the duration of her pregnancy.  She 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.  She also has the option of dropping by the Outreach Centre for mid-day meals.

Geeta has been really benefiting from the antenatal care that she has been receiving and will continue to receive for the remainder of her pregnancy.  Her family situation is a bit stressful, as her husband has a medical condition that results in seizures, and they live with her husband’s family and six siblings-in-law.   Geeta’s husband earns 3,000 rupees ($60) per month as a caddy at a nearby golf course, which must provide for Kiran and their children, as well as contribute to overall extended family expenses.  The end result is that there is never enough to go around, and Geeta knows that she would never be able to afford access to such complete, high-quality medical care without the antenatal care program.