Maternal and Child Health — Flashcards

Flashcard 91: _____ is the most common method used to determine contraceptive failure rates.

Answer: Pearl Index

Extra: Life table analysis is the best method for determining contraceptive failure rates because it provides a month-by-month risk of pregnancy and accounts for participants who drop out of the study.

Flashcard 92: The _____ (Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health) strategy is also known as the 5x5 matrix.

Answer: RMNCH+A

Extra: 5 Life Stages: Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent. 5 Health System Interventions: Policy, Health System, Community, Monitoring, and Convergence.

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Answer: maternity leave under maternity act

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Flashcard 94: under 5 mortality target is <_____ by SDG[sustainable devlopmental goals ]

Answer: 25

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Flashcard 95: _____ is the best indicator of devlopment of a country as per UNICEF

Answer: U5MR

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Flashcard 96: The primary objective of Home Based Newborn Care (HBNC) is to reduce _____.

Answer: neonatal mortality and morbidity

Extra: HBNC is a strategy under the National Health Mission (NHM) implemented by ASHAs. It involves a series of home visits (6 for institutional births, 7 for home births) on days 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, and 42 to provide essential newborn care, counseling for breastfeeding, and early identification of danger signs. While the mother's health is also monitored during these visits, the primary objective is the reduction of neonatal mortality and morbidity.

Flashcard 97: road to health growth charts have _____ no. of  curves

Answer: 2

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Flashcard 98: Identify the three primary anthropometric tools used for growth monitoring in children (refer to the images on the back).

Answer: 1. **Infantometer** (measures length in children < 2 years) 2. **Stadiometer** (measures height in children > 2 years) 3. **Shakir's Tape** (measures Mid-Upper Arm Circumference - MUAC)

Flashcard 99: there are >_____ deliveries/month  at a high load sub centre B

Answer: 20

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Flashcard 100: neonatal mortality rate target is <_____ by INAP by 2030

Answer: 10