1.0World Vision Advocacyhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.orgKatie Taylorhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/author/kataylor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="AVHSg4wm0K"><a href="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2019/05/30/healthy-family-planning-bangladesh-world-vision/jotika-roy-family-welfare-assistant-nobo-jatra-project-2/">Jotika Roy, Family Welfare Assistant, Nobo Jatra project</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2019/05/30/healthy-family-planning-bangladesh-world-vision/jotika-roy-family-welfare-assistant-nobo-jatra-project-2/embed/#?secret=AVHSg4wm0K" width="600" height="338" title="“Jotika Roy, Family Welfare Assistant, Nobo Jatra project” — World Vision Advocacy" data-secret="AVHSg4wm0K" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://live-advocacy.d2.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/D030-0861-20.jpg800533Jotika Roy, the Family Welfare Assistant at Chunkuri Community Clinic, Dakope, Bangladesh, meets with new mother Momtaz Begum, 20, to discuss maternal health, caring for her newborn, and options regarding healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies. This is part of the Nobo Jatra project, funded by USAID. According to the United Nations, more than 5,500 women die in pregnancy and childbirth each year in Bangladesh. That’s 8 percent of total deaths among women of childbearing age, and many of these deaths are preventable with the right interventions. Women and children in southwest Bangladesh face many risks that increase their vulnerability, including unsafe water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions, and reduced access to proper healthcare facilities and information. Furthermore, early marriage is prevalent here: In 2017, Bangladesh ranked fourth on the list of countries with the highest rates of the practice. And early marriage with early first pregnancy and closely spaced subsequent pregnancies and births are among the most frequent causes of infant and maternal mortality and abortion in developing countries. But Nobo Jatra—a five-year program funded by USAID and implemented by World Vision and Winrock International in partnership with the World Food Program and the government of Bangladesh—is working to change all that in southwest Bangladesh. Though the program, Chunkuri citizens advocated to their government for improvements to their local community clinic. Now, Chunkuri mothers can now receive thorough pre- and postnatal care in a clean, up-to-date government facility, rather than having to pay more and travel farther to a private clinic. They can also meet with Jotika Roy, the clinic’s Family Welfare Assistant. Among other services, Jotika advises families about their options regarding the healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies.