Nawanshahr- Under the able guidance of Civil Surgeon Dr. Jaspreet Kaur, the Health Department is trying to provide quality maternal and child health services in the district. To achieve this objective, under the “Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Matritva Abhiyan”, quality antenatal care services are being provided to pregnant women to reduce maternal mortality rate. Under this series, under the able guidance of Dr. Geetanjali Singh, Senior Medical Officer of Primary Health Center Muzaffarpur and Dr. Sonia, Senior Medical Officer of Community Health Center Rahon, ANC examination and necessary medical examination of pregnant women were done under “Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Matritva Abhiyan” at Community Health Center Rahon today. During this, pregnant women were motivated to adopt a healthy lifestyle to ensure safe delivery.
On this occasion, Medical Officer Dr. Ritu Deepti said that an estimated 30 thousand pregnant women die every year in the country, which is a matter of serious concern. If proper health checkups are done from time to time for pregnant women, especially high-risk women, then the health problems of mother and child can be reduced to a great extent. Under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Matritva Abhiyan, it is very important for pregnant women to get four checkups before delivery, so the health department is trying to strengthen this program further. Vigilance is necessary from the pregnancy stage itself for safe delivery.
Dr. Deepti said that the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Matritva Abhiyan has played an important role in reducing the mortality rate of mothers and children. In all government institutions, special checkups are done by specialist doctors on the 9th and 23rd of every month for the safe delivery of high-risk pregnant women. The Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Matritva Abhiyan started by the Health Department for the safety of needy and pregnant women is proving to be beneficial for needy pregnant women. So far, thousands of pregnant women in the district have benefited from this program.
During this, Medical Officer Dr. Gurpinder Kaur appealed to the needy people to reach government health institutions and take maximum advantage of the free facilities being provided by the Health Department.
On this occasion, LHV Kulbir Kaur and ANM Harjinder Kaur along with other health department employees and Asha workers were present.