Feed Pregnant Mother

Malnutrition is India's silent emergency and among India's greatest human development challenges. Although India has seen strong economic growth over the past 20 years, malnutrition in children under five years of age continues to be among the highest in the world.

Rates of malnutrition among India's children are almost five times more than in China, and twice those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly half of all India's children - approximately 60 million - are underweight, about 45% are stunted (too short for their age), 20% are wasted (too thin for their height, indicating acute malnutrition), 75% are anemic, and 57% are Vitamin A deficient. Malnutrition affects children's chances of survival, increases their susceptibility to illness, reduces their ability to learn, increases their chances of dropping out early from school, and makes them less productive in later life. Much of this undernourishment happens during pregnancy and in the first two years of a child's life and, without appropriate interventions, the damage to brain development and future economic productivity is largely irreversible.

Given its impact on health, education and economic productivity, persistent under-nutrition is a major obstacle to human development, impacting India's much-awaited demographic dividend and the country's prospects for future economic growth. Govt. efforts have changed these stats in the positive direction, but a lot more needs to be done as Maternal education accounted for 12 percent the biggest reasons.

DaanaDharma aims for a healthy INDIA, to make this possible we provide nutritious food (Fruits, Nuts, Local snacks, Meals) to Pregnant Mothers in rural PHC of remote villages in AP/TS states, our Volunteers talk to PHC Doctors/medical staff with the ongoing - The Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan PMSMA launched by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India. The program aims to provide assured, comprehensive and quality antenatal care, free of cost, universally to all pregnant women on the 9th of every month.

We started this unique project in Oct 2016 and served more than 10000+ Needy Pregnant Mothers (As of Oct 2019). We select 3 centers every month with average 70-80 Outpatient Pregnant Mothers in each PHC. Together lets aim for a healthy INDIA.