Helplines in Karnataka, India.

Get support for an unexpected pregnancy or uncertainty around your pregnancy from a helpline in Karnataka, India.

• Concerned about raising the baby as a single mother.
• Experiencing a sense of urgency, like you need to make a decision as soon as possible.
• Feeling regret like you made a big mistake.
• Feeling unsure about the options that are available to you.
• Feeling anxious about how your body and health will be affected depending on your choice.
• Worried about how and whether you could raise a baby with the father.
• Feeling unprepared to go through with the pregnancy and to raise a baby.
• Feeling both positive and negative emotions at the thought of going through with the pregnancy.

• Feeling scared that your partner or your parents will reject you when they find out.
• Worried about how going through with the pregnancy will affect your future vision.
• Feeling unsure about the options that are available to you.
• A fear of being judged if you try to talk about the pregnancy and your options.
• Anger directed toward yourself or your partner for the pregnancy.
• Being reluctant to change your lifestyle to accommodate a baby.
• Being in a state of shock or denial about the pregnancy.
• Being unsure of how to tell your partner or your family, or whether you should.

When you experience an unplanned pregnancy or pregnancy with doubts, there's no "normal" way to feel or respond. Some women find it easy to make a choice. Others have a really hard time accepting what's happened and deciding what to do. Whatever your feelings are, know that they are valid.

If you don't know what options are available to you, or if you're not sure what option is best, a helpline counselor in Karnataka, India can guide and support you. A helpline counselor will listen to you without any judgment and will never guilt or manipulate you into choosing something you don't really want.