358 pregnant women adopted by officials in Karnataka district

In a move to reduce the death rate of women during and post-pregnancy, the district officials of Uttara Kannada have adopted 358 pregnant women. For the uninitiated, this is a part of the initiative to provide the highest care to expectant mother and their newborns.

In the initiative, the senior officials of the Uttara Kannada district administration adopt pregnant woman who are registered under the national health mission scheme.

Uttara Kannada deputy commissioner Gangubai Mankar talked about this initiative and said that the officials of various departments have, on their own, adopted one pregnant woman each to take care of them until post-childbirth.

She further said, "Right from the early pregnancy period, Anganwadi and ASHA workers visit them on regular intervals, take them to the hospitals, provide Tayi Card (mother card that records every health-related matter until delivery), supply prescribed medicine and recommended food grain until the women return to their routine life post the childbirth."

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