Mothers-to-be to get free pickup and drop in Karnataka

In order to decrease high infant and maternal mortality rates, Karnataka will introduce free pick-up-and-drop facility for expecting moms. The mothers-to-be will be provided with food, medical and recreational facilities free of cost. It will be helpful for the families that find difficult to reach hospitals on time as 5 of 1,000 infant deaths occur due to non-availability of transport.