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MaximsNewsNetwork: 05 March 2010 – The World Bank: India – In Indias Tamil Nadu state, infant mortality has been dropping for years. One of the reasons might be an aspect of health care reform that focuses on training mothers in staying healthy throughout their pregnancy. Hundreds of pregnant women come every week for checkups and treatment. Prenatal care, free of charge and close to their homes has become a corner stone of Indias campaign to bring down maternal and infant mortality rates. And many first-time mothers get more than medical support. SOUNDBITE (Tamil) Sunati, Pregnant Woman: I come every two weeks for a checkup and they give me the medication and supplements I need. They also asked me to eat a lot of greens, iron-rich foods and eggs. Poverty, malnutrition and lack of knowledge about healthy behavior lay at the heart of many pregnancy-related complications. Sometimes women cannot afford to eat properly or to make long trips to the clinics where they could get prenatal care. As a result, problems can go undetected and babies are born too early and sick. Like Dirvya, who was only 1.8 kilos at birth because her mother ate too little while working too hard. SOUNDBITE (Tamil) Mghala, Mother: I did not take the supplements that are recommended. But now that I see what happened to my baby, I know what I need to do next time.” Dirvya was lucky. She was referred to the districts neonatal unit where specialists will help her to get strong and healthy. SOUNDBITE …

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