Lok Sabha Question No. 945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: Welfare of New Born Children and Mothers
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.945 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## WELFARE OF NEW BORN CHILDREN AND MOTHERS

## 945. MOHAMMED FAIZAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to introduce any special scheme for the welfare o born children and their mothers to ensure their good health, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  any  state  for  the  implementation  of  the mentioned scheme if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the names of the states where the said scheme is proposed to be implemented; and
- (d) the criteria set for the ident ification of the states?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

(a) to (d):  The Government of India Under the National Health Mission (NHM) is implementin following  interventions  across  all  States  and  UTs  of  the  country  to  improve  the  hea newborn babies and their mothers:

1. Promotion of institutional deliveries throug h Janani Suraksha Yojana.
2. Operationalization of sub - centres, Primary Health Centres, Community Health Centres and District Hospitals for providing 24x7 basic and comprehensive obstetric care services.
3. New guidelines have been prepared and disseminated to t he states: Screening for Diagnosis &  management  of  Gestational  Diabetes  Mellitus,  Hypothyroidism  during  pregnancy, Training of General Surgeons for performing Caesarean Section, Calcium supplementati during pregnancy and lactation, De - worming during preg nancy, Maternal Near Miss Review, Screening  for  Syphilis  during  pregnancy  and  Dakshata  guidelines  for  strengthening  i -partum care.
4. Name Based Web enabled tracking of Pregnant Women to ensure antenatal, intranatal an postnatal care.
5. Mother and Child Pr otection Card in collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Child Development to monitor service delivery for mothers and children.
6. Antenatal,  intranatal  and  postnatal  care  including  Iron  and  Folic  Acid  supplementat pregnant & lactating women for p revention and treatment of anaemia.

7. Engagement of more than 9 lakhs Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) to genera demand and facilitate accessing of health care services by the community.
8. Village Health and Nutrition Days in rural areas as an outreach activity, for provision of maternal and child health services.
9. Rashtriya  Kishor  Swasthya  Karyakram  (RKSK)  for  adolescents  to  have  better  access  t family planning, prevention of sexually transmitted Infections, Provision of counsell peer e ducation.
4. 10.Health and nutrition education to promote dietary diversification, inclusion of iron a rich food as well as food items that promote iron absorption.
5. 11.Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK) entitles all pregnant women delivering in pu blic health institutions to absolutely free and no expense delivery including Caesarean s The initiative stipulates free drugs, diagnostics, diet, blood transfusion besides fre from home to institution, between facilities in case of a re ferral and drop back home.  Similar entitlements  have  been  put  in  place  for  all  sick  infants,  ate - natal  and post - natal  mothers accessing public health institutions for treatment.
6. 12.Strengthening Facility based newborn care: Newborn care corners (NBCC) are b eing set up at all health facilities where deliveries take place; Special New Born Care Units ( and New Born Stabilization Units (NBSUs) are also being set up at appropriate facilit the care of sick newborn including preterm babies.
7. 13.Home Based Newborn Care (HBNC):  Home based newborn care through ASHA has been initiated  to  improve  new  born  practices  at  the  community  level  and  early  detectio referral of sick new born babies
8. 14.India  Newborn  Action  Plan  (INAP)  has  been  launched  to  reduce  neonat al  mortality  and stillbirths.
9. 15.Newer interventions to reduce newborn mortality - Vitamin K injection at birth, Antenatal corticosteroids  for  preterm  labour,  kangaroo  mother  care  and  injection  gentamicin possible serious bacillary infection.
10. 16.Universal Imm unization Programme (UIP): Vaccination protects children against many lif threatening diseases such as Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Polio, Tetanus, Hep and Measles. Infants are thus immunized against seven vaccine preventable diseases e y year. The Government of India supports the vaccine programme by supply of vaccines a syringes, cold chain equipment and provision of operational costs.
11. 17.Capacity  building  of  health  care  providers:  Various  trainings  are  being  conducted National Hea lth Mission (NHM) to build and upgrade the skills of health care providers basic and comprehensive obstetric care of mother during pregnancy, delivery and esse newborn care.
12. 18.To sharpen the focus on the low performing districts, 184 High Priority Districts (HPDs) have  been  prioritized  for  Reproductive  Maternal  Newborn  Child  Health+  Adolescent (RMNCH+A) interventions for achieving improved maternal and child health outcomes.

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