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Abida, 25, is the proud mother of newborn baby boy, Mithal who is one day old. Originally from Jacobabad, Abida has spent the last eight days sheltering in a Sukkur school with another 2,000 people forced to flee their homes due to massive flooding in Sindh.
“I cried all the time when the floods came,” says Abida. “Everything just gone. Everything under water. I was very worried for my baby.” When Abida went into labour Save the Children health workers, who had established a basic health care clinic in the grounds of the school, referred her to a local hospital. Since the birth, Abida has been given medicines for her baby, and a newborn kit, which includes items like diapers and baby rash cream.
