The hotline that became a lifeline for expectant mothers

Swetanjali Jha's mornings are dictated by the clock. Wake up at 5:00. Get the children ready for school by 6:30. Prepare breakfast and lunch for her family of 11 by 9:30. Then leave for workat 9:45.She'll spend the next eight hours weaving through a cluster of villages in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, checkingoncoughs that might indicatetuberculosisand speaking with pregnant women,andnew mothers in need of baby care advice.The 32-year-old community healthcare worker has no time to linger.