By Syed Moazzam Hashmi MULTAN, Pakistan, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- There could be nothing more joyous for grandparents than welcoming a newborn boy in the traditional society of Pakistan, but for indigent Hajira and her family it could not spread broad smiles on their dusty faces, as badly-needed special care for over 200,000 expecting mothers is a mammoth challenge the flood-plagued country is facing. "We have no food and medicine to care and apparently no future, "frail octogenarian Hajira said amid a mixed feeling of joy of having a grandson and returning to her ancestral village Sanawan in Kot Addu as flood receded in some areas in the south of eastern Punjab province where she has to start a new life from scratch. "We are returning with empty hands," she said while attempting to straighten her arching old back with the help of a broken tree branch. "Some 200,000 deliveries of babies are expected by next month," said Dr. Rasheed Jumma, director general of Pakistani health department, adding "some 30,000 of them (birth cases) might be complicated." The month-long devastating floods have washed away hundreds of thousands of villages, destroyed 900,000 homes, killed over 1,600 people and affected more than 20 million people across Pakistan. Among the affected people scores are malnourished expecting mothers who are going through exertion resulting in premature deliveries and complications, as they are more vulnerable in the absence of both pre and post natal care. "I have seen both humans and animals delivering babies during the mass exodus in sever conditions," local journalist Mulazim Hussain Qaiser narrated the ordeal of expecting mothers to Xinhua in the outskirts of Multan, an ancient city in Punjab.Vulnerable newborns bring hope but entail special care in pakistan floods - China Turbo Repair KitsVulnerable newborns bring hope but entail special care in pakistan floods - China Turbo Repair KitsVulnerable newborns bring hope but entail special care in pakistan floods - China Turbo Repair Kits I am an expert from turbinewheel.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Turbo Repair Kits , Turbo VNT Parts, Repair kits,and more.
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