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M C H
M C H
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2. MATERNAL MORTALITY
2. PREVENTIVE AND
3. SOCIAL ASPECTS
I - OBSTETRICS,
II - PEDIATRICS,
V - CHILD DEVELOPMENT
AND VI - HEALTH EDUCATION.
MCH CARE Is A Huge Umbrella.
A. Maternal Health
B. Family Planning
C. Child Health
D. School Health
E. Handicapped Children
F. Care Of The Children In Special Settings
eg Day Care Centres.
Maternal And Child Health Services
1978 M T P Act
1. Integration Of Care
2. Risk Approach
3. Manpower Changes
CARE SYSTEM.
ORGANIZATION OF MCH SERVICES
• 1% in developed countries
Nigeria at 14 %
INDIAN SCENARIO
• One Indian woman dies from complications related to
pregnancy and childbirth every seven minutes
below 70 by 2030.
MATERNAL MORTALITY ( WHO )
• 20 % - indirect
• 80 % - direct
• APH - 12 hours
• PPH – 02 hours
• Eclampsia – 48 hours
• Infection – 06 days
IMPACT OF MATERNAL DEATHS
• Motherless children more likely to die within 2 years of
maternal death
period.
• Adult lifetime risk of maternal death :
Health Education
• Age at marriage
• Adolescent clinics
• MTP under LA
• Improved staffing
– At Puberty
– During Pregnancy
– During Lactation
PREVENTION OF MATERNAL MORTALITY
• Poverty Eradication
• Improvement Of Literacy
• Improved Communications
or Institutional)
• 24 Hrs Availability