She notices that her abdomen has enlarged. She is afraid and embarrassed. She is gently encouraged and told what to expect during her pregnancy. But, since she is often working in the fields for both her husband and herself, she gains very little weight and feels weak. Often women embark on pregnancy too early and in poor health.
Early marriage limits educational and economic opportunities and often leads to early pregnancy.
It is late in pregnancy and she is advised to come to the clinic to deliver. She listens, but worries she will not be able to afford the cost or the time away from her husband who is now very ill and bed ridden. Her husband dies before their child is born. His death is not questioned. His family offers little support, they explain he was always weak.