Maternal and Child Health — Flashcards

Flashcard 191: The amount of calcium required for the lactating mother is _____ mg/day.

Answer: 1200

Flashcard 192: The **Vande Mataram Scheme** is a public-private partnership where safe motherhood services are provided by _____.

Answer: Private sector practitioners (OBG specialists)

Extra: The Vande Mataram Scheme is a public-private partnership (PPP) initiative launched in 2004. It involves voluntary participation from private sector obstetricians and gynecologists to provide free antenatal care (ANC), postnatal care (PNC), and family planning counseling to pregnant women, especially those below the poverty line. Note: Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a different scheme focused on providing cash incentives for institutional deliveries.

Flashcard 193: Under Mission _____ newlyweds are provided with _____ Kit

Answer: Parivar Vikas; Nayi Pahal

Flashcard 194: _____ are most vulnerable to the severe complications of the Zika virus.

Answer: Pregnant women::Demographic

Flashcard 195: Perinatal mortality rate (PMR) is calculated as:_____

Answer: (Late fetal deaths [28+ weeks gestation] + Early neonatal deaths [first 7 days of life]) / (Total live births + Stillbirths) × 1000

Extra: Perinatal Mortality Rate (PMR) formula: Numerator: Late fetal deaths (28 weeks or more of gestation) + Early neonatal deaths (under 1 week of age). Denominator: Total births (Live births and Stillbirths). Multiplier: 1000. PMR is a sensitive indicator of the quality of antenatal, intranatal, and neonatal care.

Flashcard 196: _____ index = Total accidental pregnancies x 1200/Total months of exposure.

Answer: Pearl

Flashcard 197: A cash incentive of 5000 rupees is provided to all pregnant women and lactating mothers under _____ (PMMVY)

Answer: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana