Hindu Culture

Culture. I love it! It is one of my favorite things about traveling! We are coming upon a brick wall in India, because of the Hindu culture. They believe in Gods. Many of them. And fate. Everything is supposed to happen the way it happens. You don't question that. You just accept it. That makes health care a challenge. If you are sick, you are supposed to be sick. If you get better, the Gods wanted you to get better. If you die, that is the way it is supposed to be. You should not try to change these things and mess with fate. So, providing medicine, are medical care or even coming to the hospital, sometimes can mess with fate. You are playing God. That is why they don't feel it necessary to assess and intervene if something is wrong. They have ordered 17cc's per feeding for our Low Birth weight baby. That is less than what is recommended. The baby got 10 cc's today for 3 feedings in a row. I asked the nurse why. She said the baby was asleep. I tried to feed the baby, and she took 22. This nurse did not seem fazed at all when I told her the baby must have more! I'll check back, but am not hopeful. And, they wonder why the baby is not gaining weight! :(