Jalandhar Published May 8, 2016 01:58; Last updated: 8th May 2016 01:58 (IST) TODAY, THE MOTHER Also in this section Poor with the...
Jalandhar Published May 8, 2016 01:58; Last updated: 8th May 2016 01:58 (IST) TODAY, THE MOTHER 
Poor with their children in the neighborhood Indira Colony in Jalandhar women. Photo: Sarabjit Singh
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Poor with their children in the neighborhood Indira Colony in Jalandhar women. Photo: Sarabjit Singh
Aparna Banerji
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar May 7
Pallavi (25) has a one year old son and a half years, misshapen legs, their deformation, is often attributed to "Graham" (Eclipse) during pregnancy and not neglect. Sita (26) bled profusely during her two pregnancies, but his father is taking her to the hospital because they are not the norm. Mamta (26), the Junk -. Collects her third child expected but laughs when asked timidly allowed to take a diet and proper milk "Where will the money come from," said - .. it is not visited a doctor officially, even if next month throughout the district, rich celebrate motherhood with bouquets, parties and sumptuous dinner motherhood in a slum of unpaved streets to celebrate, some women who are struggling against the odds to achieve motherhood. Myth years superstition, ignorance and apathy brought that tradition people keep their distance from physicians during four or five podium (wise men - women) mainly take care of all births in the area -. most are kept in the houses - only in case of complications than women. Hospital elderly tend to scoff name in the hospital and say - "We are poor people -. Who cares for us - there" At least three women Spoken Tribune in the city, had children with health problems or physical (all of them complicated pregnancies had) and not one of the women was delivered to the hospital the moment, take 15 prenatal cases in the city - .. some of which, La Tribune a word in the last year, 10 to 12 women have children Indira Colony delivered, were the majority birth Rajasthan.The fight against poverty, ignorance
While most women in the village to continue the work, waste collection or call almost all men of those people, polishing, act boots for life. Mothers who leave home early and drive the kids to work often. A community that settled in the region for centuries, it was said that many local people believe that the doctor has to go a carnal sin. "It is better to die in strange scissors touches your body is what many people think here. Surgery is very important to them. Most women go for supplies to their homes in Rajasthan that the first baby to be born in their households. Women are often malnourished during pregnancy. we have people must convince to go to a doctor or the risk many times to lose your baby, "says one of the most successful local residents who requested anonymity. They said things were but to change with the new generation, which is open to physicians.speaking mothers
Mamta (25) who is pregnant in her eighth month, has two children and a third expected, but so far, during her pregnancy, they have to visit a single doctor. With her husband, does bitumen for a living, Mamta, the scrap only Rs 200 to 300 per day earn accumulated to support the family. With a month for delivery to the left, now he wants to go to an exam next week. When asked if he increases his diet, she said, "is where the money come from, how to go one or two Roti food to keep. . "While the dai, she said too weak it is, however, consult a physician even for a sweep. Kammi (27) is also pregnant with her third child (she has a daughter and boys from eight previously 5 years), and developed serious complications in early pregnancy where a private doctor in the district said his son had a weak heartbeat. "We have not paid attention. I did not even know she had expected. But then a few months ago, I seriously ill and could not even get up. Since then, my husband was serious and we went for studies and continue to improve my health say analysis and doctors now and I also prescribed drugs "Pallavi (25) has two girls - .. 8 and 4 respectively Her third son son -1.5 years old -. has legs bent, attributed "Grahan". "My daughters are fine, but the child's legs are not straight. It was a" Graham "if I expected. He ruined his legs. A month had gone to look for work. But doctors said the operation may are not made by the child is anemic, cough and cold has developed. we have not gone since. "Sushma had a healthy child with her second child (half girls), but learned from the past. The first sushma daughter (2) has a glass eye from birth. . She never visited the doctor during her first pregnancy until it's too late Lachmi Devi, his mother said: "My daughter fell because of an attack in the house (could not tell because of their disease) when they get pregnant with her first child had you spent many months of pregnancy, the doctors told us that the child would be affected, even if we had lost all hope, without taking his eyes was born the girl Finally we had our little -.... .. a girl PIMS glass eye As the delivery was normal, the child was born at home alone for dai with the second daughter, but we were more than normal doctors delivery was as yet in a house. it was normal. "in the meantime, the Sushma girls were delivered at home, they never had a penny for delivery by the government money. Sita (26) has a five year old who does not speak and a child of seven years. She said: "In my pregnancies, I have many problems experienced strong during both periods was bleeding there is an emergency were moments and the city women would come to our house, but my father did not want me to go to the hospital ... When you are pregnant, you can not even fight, you're hooked. "Meena (20) expecting their first child and severe swelling of the face and extremities had few months of pregnancy reported after he was reluctantly taken to see a private doctor. he suffering from anemia in iron tablets and medicines from a local dai now. His brother-sister Nazma (22), also pregnant, you have a healthy child, but complained of her first child (two years), born in Pathankot ( his mother) house not gain height. Mother-in-law Nazma Bagdi summarizes the skepticism of Indira colony for doctors. "You do not go to public hospitals, the poor can not we be powered by I went my other daughter, as she had expected she would suffer surgery... . we are told to keep from one place to another, until we are tired and the mother is of fundamental importance. it is better to go to a doctor that you hear. canopy and appear when called. "friend Idi Bagdi supported his opinion. All readers are invited to submit comments - responsible. Messages with bad language or hate speech will be deleted.
