Maternal and Child Health — Flashcards

Flashcard 151: The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 has extended the upper gestation limit for termination of pregnancy to _____ weeks for special categories of women.

Answer: 24 weeks

Flashcard 152: According to Home Based Neonatal Care (HBNC), the ASHA is supposed to visit the house at least _____ times for a cesarean section delivery

Answer: 5

Extra: Home-Based Newborn Care (HBNC) Visit Schedule: - **Home Delivery:** 7 visits (Days 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, 42) - **Institutional Delivery (Normal):** 6 visits (Days 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, 42) - **Institutional Delivery (Cesarean Section):** 5 visits (Days 7, 14, 21, 28, 42) *Note: For C-sections, the Day 3 visit is typically missed as the mother and newborn are usually still in the hospital (standard discharge is around Day 5).*

Flashcard 153: According to current dietary guidelines for children (>2 years), what percentage of total energy should be derived from fats?

Answer: 20–30% of total energy intake

Extra: According to WHO and standard dietary guidelines (e.g., NIN/ICMR): - **Total Fat:** 20–30% of total energy intake for children (>2 years) and adults. - **Saturated Fat:** <10% of total energy intake. - **Trans-fats:** <1% of total energy intake. Note: For infants and toddlers (<2 years), fat requirements are higher (up to 40%) to support rapid growth and brain development.

Flashcard 154: Calculating under 5 mortality rate: (Number of deaths under 5 yrs of age in a year/Total live birth in that year) x _____

Answer: 1000

Flashcard 155: According to Sample Registration System (SRS) 2020 data, the infant mortality rate (IMR) in India is _____ per 1000 live births.

Answer: 28

Flashcard 156: In home delivery, ASHA makes _____ visits for evaluation

Answer: 7

Flashcard 157: According to PMSMA, pregnancies with comorbidities (eg. DM, STI, hypothyroid) are colour coded as _____

Answer: yellow

Flashcard 158: Which national health program has provisions of free transport from home to the health institutions, between facilities in case of referral and back home from the health institution?_____

Answer: Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram 

Flashcard 159: Proportion of women receiving antenatal care and supervised delivery is an example of _____

Answer: utilization rate (Utilization rate/Health care delivery indicator)

Flashcard 160: What is the formula for no. of pregnant females registered when the birth rate and population is known?_____

Answer: (Birth rate/ 1000 population * Population of the area) + 10% (accounting for abortion)