Nurturing Motherhood

Twenty-three-year-old Jothika is a member of Yellai Karuppaswami Kalanjiam. The Kalanjiam is eight years old. She is having a five-year-old girl child who born under caesarean. After four years she got pregnant again, Our health staff gave her health advice on 1000 days care and the importance of consuming Iron tablets, healthy vegetables, Fruits, Spinach. She is informed of the importance of routine check-up and vaccinations. Her Hb level was at eight grams in the initial tests due to continuous intake of healthy foods her haemoglobin level reached 10 grams before her delivery and she gained wait up to 10kgs as desired. Now that she is blessed with the healthy baby weighingthree kilograms.

Post pregnancy she was informed about having hygienic practices and on good health practices. She is given orientation on sticking to the breastfeeding for six months. The need to take the vaccination for the kid as per the prescribed timetable. Post six month she is advised to start the balanced infant feed. Under the watchful eye of the health associate guidance, she is grooming her child healthily. Now the child is one year old and both the mother and child are healthy and get useful health guidance from time to time.