Kathmandu, June 30 -- Namuna Rai from Dharan gave birth to a baby boy last month at the Paropkar Maternity Hospital in Kathmandu. At the time of delivery, she was very concerned as, she said, she barely visited health facilities during pregnancy.

"Until six months into the pregnancy, I could not visit any health facility. Thankfully, we are in good shape," Rai said, about herself and her infant.

Rai, 18, and her husband moved to Kathmandu from Dharan after their marriage last year. Soon her husband started working at a construction site to earn a living.

"I did not know my way around the city and my husband hardly got time off work to take me for check-ups," she said.

Since Rai was in the Capital, she could access the health facility ...