Chandigarh, Nearly 20,000 pregnant women are visiting ‘Aam Aadmi clinics’ every month for comprehensive care, Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh said on Sunday and claimed the state government has successfully decentralised maternal healthcare. Aam Aadmi Clinics providing comprehensive care for pregnant women: Punjab health minister Within just four months of launching a specialised, protocol-driven pregnancy care model, the state has recorded a massive surge in service utilisation, with nearly 20,000 pregnant women visiting these clinics every month, he said in a statement here. In an official statement, Singh said the programme has already provided free ultrasound services to over 10,000 women through a unique referral system. By empanelling nearly 500 private diagnostic centres, the government has ensured that women can access scans, which usually cost between ₹800 and ₹2,000, entirely free of charge. This intervention alone has saved Punjab’s families an estimated ₹1 crore in out-of-pocket expenses within 120 days, he claimed in a statement. Official data shows that less than 70 per cent of pregnant women in Punjab had received their first ante-natal check-up …