Maternal and Child Health — Flashcards

Flashcard 131: The scheme providing completely free and cashless services to pregnant women (including delivery) and sick newborns (including drugs, diagnostics, and transport) is _____.

Answer: Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK)

Extra: Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) was launched on 1st June 2011. Key benefits for pregnant women and sick newborns: - Free and cashless delivery (including C-section) - Free drugs and consumables - Free diagnostics (blood, urine, etc.) - Free diet during stay (up to 3 days for normal delivery, 7 days for C-section) - Free provision of blood - Free transport (Home to Facility, Inter-facility in case of referral, and Facility to Home) - Exemption from all user charges

Flashcard 132: Modern Couple Protection Rate (mCPR) in India as per NFHS-5 is _____%

Answer: 56.5

Extra: According to NFHS-5 (2019-21): - Total CPR: 66.7% - Modern CPR (mCPR): 56.5% Note: NFHS-4 Modern CPR was 47.8%. The value of 40% is outdated (closer to NFHS-3 data).

Flashcard 133: duration of daily IFA tablets for pregnant female is _____

Answer: 6 months before delivery and 6 months after delivery

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Flashcard 134: focus of RMNCH+A programme is _____

Answer: to have a healthy adolescent

Extra: The RMNCH+A strategy (Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent health) was launched in 2013. It uses a life-cycle approach, recognizing that the health of an individual at one stage of life affects their health at later stages. The addition of the '+A' (Adolescents) reflects the focus on this age group as the starting point for a healthy life cycle.

Flashcard 135: 1. Government-distributed brand of male condom: _____ 2. Non-contraceptive benefit: _____

Answer: Nirodh

Flashcard 136: saarthi vans promote _____

Answer: family planning

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Flashcard 137: Under the Anemia Mukt Bharat strategy, Pregnant Women receive a single dose of _____ mg Albendazole, usually in the 2nd trimester.

Answer: 400

Flashcard 138: Strategy proposed by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF): **GOBI-FFF** G: _____ O: ORS (for diarrhoea and dehydration) B: Breastfeeding I: Immunization F: Family planning and birth spacing F: Food supplementation F: Female literacy promotion

Answer: Growth monitoring

Flashcard 139: Under Anemia Mukt Bharat scheme, pregnant women and lactating mothers, should take the _____ tablet daily, starting fourth month of pregnancy continued throughout, containing 60 mg elemental iron + 500 mcg folic acid

Answer: red

Flashcard 140: Attaining a _____% CPR would mean restricting all third or higher order births.

Answer: 60