To reduce maternal mortality rate following by 'Antenatal Care'.
"Antenatal care" is the care of the
woman during pregnancy to bring the mother and child to labour in the best
possible condition. The goal of antenatal care is to have the mother active at
the end of her pregnancy, in good health and to deliver a healthy baby.
Prevention or early recognition of abnormal signs, followed by prompt and
efficient treatment will avert many complications, associated with child
bearing not only during the ante-partum period, but also during and after
delivery.
Objectives
of Antenatal Care:
1. To promote, protect and maintain the
health (physical, mental and emotional well-beings) of the mother during
pregnancy.
2. To detect 'high risk' cases and give
themes special care.
3. To detect higher risk groups for
complications of pregnancy, and prevention of them.
4. To remove anxiety associated with
delivery.
5. To reduce maternal mortality and morbidity
rates.
6. To reduce neonatal and infant mortality
rates.
7. To manage insecure pregnancies with
special attention.
8. To promote nutrition.
9. to show the mother regarding the weather
of non-public hygiene, child care, environmental sanitation and nutrition.
10. To teach the mother to look after her
newborn baby during the first month of life.
11. Medical termination of gestation to
sensitive the mother birth prevention for required.
12. To attended to the under-fives
accompanying the mother. Each patient should carry her antenatal card during
her visit to the clinic.
Schedule
for Antenatal visits:
1) 1st visit at 12 weeks
2) 2nd visit at 21-25 weeks
3) 3rd visit at 26-32 weeks
4) 4th visit at 33-36 weeks
1) 1st visit at 12 weeks
2) 2nd visit at 21-25 weeks
3) 3rd visit at 26-32 weeks
4) 4th visit at 33-36 weeks
If justified condition of the mother any
abnormality visiting are regular.
Antenatal
care is very important in Maternal and Child health services because e.g.
Promotion, protection, nutrition, and maintain personal hygiene.
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