1.0World Vision Advocacyhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.orgSamantha Urban Tarranthttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/author/starrant/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="huDI8DsABN"><a href="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2021/01/08/how-maternal-and-child-health-programs-can-prevent-child-marriage/c1900406_how-investments-in-community-health-workers-are-reaping-benefits-in-the-heart-of-india-madhya-pradesh-6/">c1900406_How investments in community health workers are reaping benefits in the heart of India, Madhya Pradesh</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2021/01/08/how-maternal-and-child-health-programs-can-prevent-child-marriage/c1900406_how-investments-in-community-health-workers-are-reaping-benefits-in-the-heart-of-india-madhya-pradesh-6/embed/#?secret=huDI8DsABN" width="600" height="338" title="“c1900406_How investments in community health workers are reaping benefits in the heart of India, Madhya Pradesh” — World Vision Advocacy" data-secret="huDI8DsABN" 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://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/W165-0376-020_Medium_res.jpg1200900Portrait of Neha (23) providing ttC to Monika (22). Also in the photos are Neha’s children (Arpit and Harshit) and Monika’s children (son Ayush-3 years old and daughter Rishika- 1-month-old) When we asked Neha to describe her work as a ttC volunteer, she excitedly tells us about the process of first registering a woman at the Anganwadi centre and then through weekly visits she educates the mother and family members with the help of a ttC manual. The manual promotes health and nutrition messages through a distinctive problem-solving, storytelling approach. She continues, “I tell the mother to take all her necessary vaccinations, to weigh herself at regular intervals at the centre, eat iron tablets that are provided by the AHSA worker and also to eat at least three meals a day.” She also advices the mother get enough rest and to sleep under a mosquito net to prevent malaria, and most importantly to wash their hands with soap after using the toilet and before eating or preparing food. Apart from this she stresses on the importance of delivering only in the hospital and to call the ambulance helpline (108) if they need transport to the hospital. She tells us, “I ensure that I meet the husband, mother-in-law and other family members who are at home, and explain these things repeatedly as they need to ensure that the woman is taking adequate rest, eating well, going for her antenatal care check-ups and getting her vaccinations. Through the stories I explain the different problems and things that the family can do. I also give them a work book where they complete all the tasks they have done according to the stories,” says Neha proudly.