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(Postpartum care in rural Rajasthan \u2013 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s easier said than done, you know\u201d<\/em>, Nirmala (24 years) said, gently shifting the restless baby in her lap, while talking about how she has managed motherhood. She lives in Seloo village of Udaipur district with her husband and 5-month old son. Her in-laws died several years ago, so it\u2019s just the three of them now. Her husband works as a daily wage labourer in the city, returning late each night, so household work and infant care are her sole responsibility.

I met Nirmala through ARTH\u2019s Navneet programme, which supports maternal health, nutrition, contraception and infant care during the year after delivery in southern Rajasthan. Having delivered at the local government Community Health Centre (CHC), she stayed at her mother\u2019s place for just a month. \u201cMy husband was alone, so I came back early<\/em>\u201d. At the time of discharge, CHC staff advised her about exclusive breastfeeding, eating healthy and taking rest. Nirmala said, \u201cWhen I go out <\/em>to graze the goats or collect fodder<\/em>, I leave him with <\/em>B<\/em>habhiji <\/em>(a neighbour). If he cries, she gives him water \u2013 <\/em>w<\/em>hat <\/em>to <\/em>do? <\/em>If <\/em>my husband <\/em>is around and I\u2019m busy, he too <\/em>gives water. I know we shouldn\u2019t, but it happens<\/em>\u201d<\/em>. <\/em>With a wistful smile, she said it\u2019s near impossible to take rest. \u201cDidi <\/em>(the home-visiting ARTH health worker) said take care of yourself, but how do I do that? I have to feed the baby, <\/em>graze <\/em>the <\/em>goats<\/em>, <\/em>cook, clean, <\/em>wash <\/em>and look after everything <\/em>else<\/em>. Where<\/em>is <\/em>the <\/em>time to rest?<\/em>\u201d Nirmala additionally wants to start working. \u201cBefore delivery, I used to <\/em>do <\/em>N<\/em>arega <\/em>(government scheme)labour <\/em>or other <\/em>work<\/em>. Now only my husband earns, <\/em>that too <\/em>on <\/em>some days. <\/em>O<\/em>n other <\/em>days he doesn\u2019t,<\/em>so<\/em>i<\/em>t\u2019s difficult<\/em>\u201d. She\u2019s asked her younger sister to come over and stay with her. \u201cI<\/em>f she\u2019s <\/em>here<\/em>, I can go <\/em>and work<\/em>. <\/em>I <\/em>can\u2019t sit at home.<\/em>W<\/em>e need <\/em>the <\/em>money\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While health workers stress the importance of rest, nutrition, breastfeeding and infant care, several new mothers lack the resources or family support to make it happen. Many mothers spend their post-partum year alone, balancing baby care and household chores with wage labour. Perhaps it\u2019s time to consider some form of maternity benefit for those like Nirmala and her husband, who are employed in the unorganized sector \u2013 some way of averting the compelling need for a mother to leave her breastfeeding infant at home, to go out in search of wage labour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So this Mothers\u2019 Day, let us ask ourselves, what does post-partum care truly look like, from the standpoint of mothers themselves?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gunjan Khorgade, (gk@ccr.arth.in<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Postpartum care in rural Rajasthan \u2013 2) \u201cIt\u2019s easier said than done, you know\u201d, Nirmala (24 years) said, gently shifting the restless baby in her lap, while talking about how she has managed motherhood. She lives in Seloo village of Udaipur district with her husband and 5-month old son. Her in-laws died several years ago, so it\u2019s just the three of them now. Her husband works as a daily wage labourer in the city, returning late each night, so household work and infant care are her sole responsibility. I met Nirmala through ARTH\u2019s Navneet programme, which supports maternal health, nutrition, contraception and infant care during the year after delivery in southern Rajasthan. Having delivered at the local government Community Health Centre (CHC), she stayed at her mother\u2019s place for just a month. \u201cMy husband was alone, so I came back early\u201d. At the time of discharge, CHC staff advised her about exclusive breastfeeding, eating healthy and taking rest. Nirmala said, \u201cWhen I go out to graze the goats or collect fodder, I leave him with Bhabhiji (a neighbour). If he cries, she gives him water \u2013 what to do? If my husband is around and I\u2019m busy, he too gives water. I know we shouldn\u2019t, but it happens\u201d. With a wistful smile, she said it\u2019s near impossible to take rest. \u201cDidi (the home-visiting ARTH health worker) said take care of yourself, but how do I do that? I have to feed the baby, graze the goats, cook, clean, wash and look after everything else. Whereis the time to rest?\u201d Nirmala additionally wants to start working. \u201cBefore delivery, I used to do Narega (government scheme)labour or other work. Now only my husband earns, that too on some days. On other days he doesn\u2019t,soit\u2019s difficult\u201d. She\u2019s asked her younger sister to come over and stay with her. \u201cIf she\u2019s here, I can go and work. I can\u2019t sit at home.We need the money\u201d. While health workers stress the importance of rest, nutrition, breastfeeding and infant care, several new mothers lack the resources or family support to make it happen. Many mothers spend their post-partum year alone, balancing baby care and household chores with wage labour. Perhaps it\u2019s time to consider some form of maternity benefit for those like Nirmala and her husband, who are employed in the unorganized sector \u2013 some way of averting the compelling need for a mother to leave her breastfeeding infant at home, to go out in search of wage labour. So this Mothers\u2019 Day, let us ask ourselves, what does post-partum care truly look like, from the standpoint of mothers themselves? 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