00:00This woman was donated a kidney by her mother-in-law after her own mother backed out, she said.
00:18This story from UP is changing the way we think about the age-old mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship.
00:25Pooja and her husband Ashwini's life took a sudden turn when Pooja fell seriously ill after giving birth.
00:32Tests revealed a severe infection in both her kidneys.
00:35Doctors said the only way to save her life was a kidney transplant.
00:39But the family faced the toughest question, who would donate?
00:43On September 13th, at a private hospital in Lucknow, the transplant was a success.
01:04When Bina Devi returned to her village, Haldi, the entire community celebrated.
01:12Flowers, sweets and heartfelt respect. Everyone honoured her sacrifice and love.
01:17But did you know, in India, women make up the majority of living organ donors.
01:22According to the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation and studies published in journals like Experimental and Clinical Transplantation,
01:29around 78-80% of living donors are women, mostly mothers and wives, while men constitute the majority of recipients.
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