New Delhi, July 16 -- "It might sound a little stretched to narrate, but I should," said Babulal, a daily wager from Sirkundapur village - a tiny speck of a settlement in Mooratgunj block of Kaushambi - as he recalled the night his son Priyansh was born, but didn't cry at birth. "My world expanded with joy, but underneath, a terrifying question stirred - will this moment last?"

Babulal's voice echoed emotions of an overwhelmed father, as he kept on narrating the story. Priyansh was born with extremely low birth weight and acute breathing complications and had to spend four critical days in the neonatal care facility. When the new-born was finally taken to home, a new crisis emerged - Babulal's wife was diagnosed with tuberculosis.

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