Janani Express

I was reading an article about how officials in some part of Madhya Pradesh are saving lives of newborns and their mothers by using ambulances to ferry the moms to healthcare facilities for delivery.

Of course this is a commendable job and this needs to be replicated across India. But there was mention of a woman who was brought to the hospital in such an ambulance and was picked up later by her husband who turned up to take the mother and child home. The article mentioned that this was her third child and that she is a wage worker.

I think the officials in question should start a counseling center as well to advise these people on birth control.