A first-time father, Shubham, was standing outside an operation theatre being asked to prepare for the possibility of losing his wife, Namrata, and his unborn daughter in the same hour.

“We will try for a C-section…but her blood pressure vitals are very high. We will try our best but we can’t promise both mother and baby will survive. Sign here” - Doctor

No man is ready for that signature. 

Their daughter was born at just 27 weeks and immediately put on a life-support machine

At 27 weeks pregnant, Namrata felt dizzy. Her blood pressure had shot up. Their daughter weighed barely in grams. 

The baby they lovingly called Radha in the womb while she kicked inside her mother’s womb, now lies inside a NICU incubator surrounded by machines louder than her own heartbeat.

Namrata survived but was critical for 5-6 days in the ICU

Her stitches haven’t healed and yet every single day, she drags herself to the NICU - just to catch one glimpse of her baby. Even if it’s for one minute.

“She needs her mother’s milk. She needs her mother’s strength. That is the only way I can mother her child right now.” - Namrata, mother

Shubham needs 10 lakhs to keep his baby in the NICU until she can breathe on her own

For 27-year old Shubham, this is a different kind of battlefield who is spending a single day on their baby’s medical expenses 

“I earn Rs.17,000 a month but here in a single day the hospital bills come close to Rs.20,000. I go to the office daily just to hold on to my job and then rush to the hospital at night. I can't go near her due to infection risk but even seeing my baby girl through a glass door assures me that she trusts me and is fighting till I can arrange money for her.” - Shubham, father

Born prematurely, the baby's organs are still developing and she needs 2 months of NICU care. Shubham has already spent 7 lakhs till now. Please click here to help these first-time parents save their baby girl.