Maternal and Child Health — Flashcards

Flashcard 191: _____ are most vulnerable to the severe complications of the Zika virus.

Answer: Pregnant women::Demographic

Flashcard 192: The type of screening done in a newborn to rule out metabolic disorders like phenylketonuria is _____ screening.

Answer: Prescriptive screening Prescriptive screening refers to the presumptive identification of unrecognized disease in an apparently healthy person to provide early treatment and improve the health outcome for that individual. Newborn screening for phenylketonuria (PKU) is a classic example because early dietary intervention prevents mental disability.

Flashcard 193: 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 194: A cash incentive of 5000 rupees is provided to all pregnant women and lactating mothers under _____ (PMMVY)

Answer: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

Flashcard 195: SNCUs(Special newborn care units) are set up in _____

Answer: District hospitals

Flashcard 196: The amount of calcium required for the lactating mother is _____ mg/day.

Answer: 1200

Flashcard 197: Under Mission _____ newlyweds are provided with _____ Kit

Answer: Parivar Vikas; Nayi Pahal