“We may be poor, but we know the value of life. I take even injured animals from our village to the veterinary doctor. Now, I am in a position where I cannot save my own baby,” says Rajashekar, the baby's father.Rajashekar and Manasa had a baby over two months before due date. The baby needs a womb-like safe environment to continue to grow normally before he can live. At birth, he weighed only 730 grams and is slowly gaining weight. He needs to stay in the incubator for two more months before he is ready to go home. Lack of connectivity led to a difficult, painful pregnancyManasa and Rajashekar live in Korthakunda, a village near Raichur, Karnataka. Even for regular checkups, they had to travel almost 30 kms to reach a good hospital. When Manasa developed abdominal pain in the seventh month of her pregnancy – she could only get to the hospital after hours. Manasa is in the hospital with the baby while Rajeshekar is back in the village trying to arrange for more funds“Her pai
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