Sunita Chavan had waited a very long time for this moment. She had felt every kick. She had whispered to baby every night while she stitched clothes on her sewing machine, the only source of income her family has..jpg)
- Location
nashik, maharashtra
- Medical Condition
The treating pediatrician, Dr. Kedar Malwatkar, has confirmed in writing that the baby needs at least one more month of intensive care — continuous oxygen support, optimal nutrition, and management of complications from prematurity, anaemia, and apnea.
Diagnosis:
Prematurity — born at 30.5 weeks (full term is 40 weeks)
Very Low Birth Weight — 1100 gms
Severe Hyaline Membrane Disease (also called Respiratory Distress Syndrome / RDS)
Anaemia of Prematurity
Apnea of Prematurity
Treatment given so far:
Surfactant therapy (to help his immature lungs stay open)
Mechanical ventilation
CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) support
Antibiotic prophylaxis
Parenteral nutrition (IV nutrition because he is too small to feed orally)
Multiple PCV (Packed Cell Volume / blood) transfusions
Treatment still required for the next ~30 days:
Continuous oxygen support
NICU-level monitoring
Optimal nutrition management
Active management of complications from prematurity
The total cost: ₹5,27,000.
Sunita is still recovering from her C-section. But she hasn't left the hospital. She sits next to the incubator every day, watching her son breathe with the help of a machine.
The family has nothing left. The sewing machine cannot pay this bill. But you kindness can help them.
- Hospital Details
Nimai's Borneo Mother and Childcare Hospital

- Update 28 Jul 2026Dear Donors,We are overjoyed to share some wonderful news: baby of Sunita Chavan has been discharged from the NICU and is finally home with his family.After weeks on a ventilator, fighting through severe Hyaline Membrane Disease, this little one is now home — the moment Sunita had been waiting for since the day she felt him kick for the very first time. For a family that was split between a hospital bed and a home that needed just as much care, reaching this day is nothing short of a miracle.None of this would have been possible without you. Your generosity gave this baby the ventilator support, the surfactant therapy, and the round-the-clock care that carried him through his most fragile days — and gave his parents the chance to finally bring him home to his older brother.The family continues to need some support for follow-up care and medication as he settles in, but the hardest part of this journey is now behind them.From all of us at Pledge Foundation, and from Sunita and her family — thank you. You didn't just fund a treatment. You gave a mother her son, and a family, whole again.Regards,Medical Social Worker,Pledge Foundation
- Update 20 Jul 2026Dear Donors,An update on baby of Sunita Chavan, with heartfelt thanks for your continued support.He is now nearly three months old, and slowly, gradually, he continues to find his strength. There is quiet hope in every small sign of progress — a reminder of just how far this little fighter has already come.At home, Pravin continues to hold things together, caring for their six-year-old son who needs his constant attention, while Sunita remains at Borneo Hospital, watching over their baby boy day after day. This family has been carrying two battles at once, and they have not wavered.Sunita's sewing machine remains silent, and with no income coming in, the family continues to depend entirely on the support of people like you to keep treatment going.With the family going through such a difficult situation, we sincerely urge everyone to continue extending their support in whatever way possible.Please continue to share this campaign — your generosity is what keeps this fight going.Regards,Medical Social Worker,Pledge Foundation
- Update 06 Jul 2026Dear Donors,Thank you for your kindness and support for baby of Sunita Chavan.It has been over two months since this tiny boy — born ten weeks too early — began his fight for life at Borneo Hospital, Nashik. In that time, his mother Sunita has not left his side. She sits by his incubator every day, watching, waiting, and praying — even as she continues to recover from her own C-section.Back home, her husband Pravin holds the household together, caring for their six-year-old son who needs constant attention and supervision. The family has been quietly split in two — one parent at the hospital, one at home — doing whatever it takes to keep everything from falling apart.Sunita's sewing machine — the family's only source of income — has been silent since the day her baby was born. There is no earnings coming in. There is only a hospital bill that continues to grow.The baby continues to receive intensive medical care and monitoring at the NICU. His journey is still ongoing, and the road ahead remains long and uncertain.Your support so far has meant more to this family than words can say. We request you to please continue standing by them — and to share this campaign with anyone who might help.With the family going through such a difficult situation, we sincerely urge everyone to continue extending their support in whatever way possible.Regards,Medical Social Worker,Pledge Foundation
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