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Sevanti

Bhopal

The onset of my labour pain was sudden
at 30 weeks. My daughter was born ill
and weighed only 1500 grams. She was

shifted to the sick newborn care unit
of the hospital immediately. I was also
not able to produce sufficient milk for
my child. I felt dejected and was eager
to help my child in any way I could. The

support of the doctors and nurses at the
hospital proved to be a blessing.

My daughter was provided pasteurized
donor milk from the milk bank, which
improved her health greatly. In addition,
my nurse told me about kangaroo
mother care and its benefits. She also
I am thankful for all the taught me the ways to practice it. Now I

support given to me by give skin-to-skin contact to my daughter
the hospital. two to three times every day. She has

started gaining weight and has been
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discharged from the care unit.

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