Maternal and Child Health — Flashcards

Flashcard 191: The amount of calcium required for the lactating mother is _____ mg/day.

Answer: 1200

Flashcard 192: _____ are most vulnerable to the severe complications of the Zika virus.

Answer: Pregnant women::Demographic

Flashcard 193: Perinatal mortality rate (PMR) is calculated as:_____

Answer: (Late fetal deaths [28+ weeks gestation] + Early neonatal deaths [first 7 days of life]) / (Total live births + Stillbirths) × 1000

Extra: Perinatal Mortality Rate (PMR) formula: Numerator: Late fetal deaths (28 weeks or more of gestation) + Early neonatal deaths (under 1 week of age). Denominator: Total births (Live births and Stillbirths). Multiplier: 1000. PMR is a sensitive indicator of the quality of antenatal, intranatal, and neonatal care.

Flashcard 194: The type of screening done in a newborn to rule out metabolic disorders like phenylketonuria is _____ screening.

Answer: Prescriptive screening Prescriptive screening refers to the presumptive identification of unrecognized disease in an apparently healthy person to provide early treatment and improve the health outcome for that individual. Newborn screening for phenylketonuria (PKU) is a classic example because early dietary intervention prevents mental disability.

Flashcard 195: Under Mission _____ newlyweds are provided with _____ Kit

Answer: Parivar Vikas; Nayi Pahal

Flashcard 196: _____ index = Total accidental pregnancies x 1200/Total months of exposure.

Answer: Pearl

Flashcard 197: A cash incentive of 5000 rupees is provided to all pregnant women and lactating mothers under _____ (PMMVY)

Answer: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana