NATIONAL HEALH

INTERVENTION PROGRAMME
FOR MOTHER AND CHILD
Introduction
 Health status of mother and child are prime indicator of assessing
health situation of a country .

 Mothers and children not only constitute a large group but they
also vulnerable or special group.

 They comprises 71.4% of population of developing countries

(Bangaldesh,India,Nigeria).

 So mother and children are the foremost priorities of community

health programme . health status of mother and child are prime
indicator of assessing health situation of a country .
introduction

 In india ,women of child bearing age (15-44)constitute 22.2% and

children under 15 years off age about 35.5% of total population.
 India accounts nearly 20% of the world,s child deaths.
 880,000 new borns die in the first month of life .
 Nearly 1,600,000 children in total die each year before they turn
five.
 Maternal and child health services were first organized in india in
1921 by a committee of “the lady Chelmsford leaugue” which
collected funds for child welfare and established demonstration
services on an all india basis.
1. Most common causes of maternal death in india :-
2. Haemorrhage-34%
3. abortion-8%
4. Hypertensive disorder-5%
5. Obstructred labor -5%
6. Sepsis-12%
7. Other-34%
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE REFERS TO -

According to
WHO(1976)Promotive ,
preventive , curative and
rehabilitative health care for
mother and children
Mother and child –one unit

 During antenatal period the fetus is part of mother.

 Child health is closely related to the maternal health.
 After birth child is dependent upon mother.
 Certain diseases of mother affects the child.
 Certain drug intake adversely affects the fetus.
 Mother is the first teacher of the child.
Components of MCH

 Maternal health
 Child health
 School health
 Care of the adolescent
 Handicapped children
 Care of the children in special settings e.g; day care centres
Objectives of MCH

 To reduce maternal, infant and childhood mortality and morbidity.

 To promote reproductive health.

 To promote physical and psychological development of children

and adolescent within the family.
Criteria of MCH

 Improvement of maternal health.

 Improvement of child health.
 Family planning
 School health maintence .
 Reduction of maternal , perinatal ,infant and childhood mortality.
 Promotion of reproductive health.
 Promotion of physical and psychological development.
Maternity
 Maternity is the
period of a
woman during
pregnancy and
continues after
child birth.
High risk babies

1. Birth weight less than 2.5 kg(lbw)

2. Twins
3. Birth order 5 or more
4. Artificial feeding
5. Weight below 70% of the expected weight
6. Children with PEM, Diarrhoea
7. Working mother/single parents
8. Failure of gaining weight during 3 successive months.
Intranatal care

 Procedures of intranatal care:

1. Clean hands of attendance

2. Clean surface
3. Clean equipments
4. Skilled birth attendant
5. Readiness to deal complications
6. Specific care of newborn
Postnatal care
1. Physical examination
2. Postnatal examination
3. Aneamia
4. Nutrition
5. Postnatal exercise

6. Psychological
7. Timidity and insecurity for baby
8. Support of husband
9. Fear of ignorance

10.Social
11. Woman can do is to have a baby
12. Creating a family atmospere
Thank you