'My child died inside me. I was too weak to nourish him': Lockdown's toll on pregnant women in India
Nisha Devi, who lost her baby due to anaemia Credit: Cheena Kapoor A loving husband, a steady income, and a healthy child on the way – at the beginning of last year Nisha Devi's future seemed bright. Then, her life started crumbling. On March 22, with just four hours’ notice, a nationwide lockdown was imposed on India. As businesses and other activities ground to a halt, workers, especially migrant labourers like Devi's husband Sandeep Kumar, lost their livelihoods. Sandeep – along with hundreds of thousands of others – returned to their home villages to sit out the pandemic. Day...
Source: telegraph.co.uk