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A maternal health scheme in Rajasthan is not being executed effectively, leaving new mothers and their babies at risk. Sunita has three children herself, and says she knows how difficult the process of childbirth is, and how important post-natal care is for the health of both mother and child. When she gave birth to her children in a government hospital, there were no schemes in place to help her but she had her mother to look after her and show her what to do. The Yasodhara Scheme was introduced in January 2010 to tackle the high rate of maternal and infant mortality rates in Rajasthan. The scheme sets in place a system whereby a certain number of ‘yasodhara’, or maternal nurses, are trained and hired by local government hospitals to ensure that new mothers and newborns are cared for in the proper manner. As part of this, they have to ensure that only breast milk is fed to the baby within the first two days — in Rajasthani culture, women feed their newborns sugar water traditionally; they must teach the mothers about hygiene and feeding; they should tend to women who have just had abortions. Sunita spent a day filming and interviewing patients and nurses in the local hospital in Karauli. She says the yasodhara barely worked, instead they sat around and chatted the whole time. When she asked why they weren’t in the maternity ward, they brushed her off saying they had just taken their rounds and there was nothing urgent to be done. “I spoke to the other nurses, the …
Whether you want a baby, or you aren’t ready to be pregnant, waiting for the early signs of pregnancy can be stressful. For more information visit: Pregnancy.Healthguru.com
Whether you want a baby, or you aren’t ready to be pregnant, waiting for the early signs of pregnancy can be stressful. For more information visit: Pregnancy.Healthguru.com
Whether you want a baby, or you aren’t ready to be pregnant, waiting for the early signs of pregnancy can be stressful. For more information visit: Pregnancy.Healthguru.com
