Maternal and Child Health — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: What are the criteria/conditions for a 'Planned Family'?

Answer: 1. Age of mother: 20–35 years 2. Spacing: At least 2–3 years between births 3. Total number of children: Not more than 2 or 3

Extra: These criteria are defined to minimize maternal and infant mortality/morbidity.

Flashcard 82: minimum _____ antenatal care (ANC) visits are mandatory

Answer: 4

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Flashcard 83: women of reproductive age group are of _____ years

Answer: 15-49

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Flashcard 84: Identify → _____

Answer: PC-PNDT Act (Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act)

Flashcard 85: under pradhan mantri surakshit matritva abhiyan free ANC is provided to all on _____ day of every month

Answer: 9th

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Flashcard 86: Empowered Action Group (EAG) states (under RMNCH+A):

Answer: 8 states: Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand (Mnemonic: **BIMARU** + **COJU**)

Extra: The Empowered Action Group (EAG) states are eight states in India that have been identified as having lagging socio-economic and demographic indicators, receiving special focus under the National Health Mission (NHM).

Flashcard 87: Newborn Stabilization Units (NBSU) are established at which level of health facility?

Answer: CHCs and FRUs (Community Health Centres and First Referral Units)

Extra: Facility-based Newborn Care Levels: • Newborn Care Corner (NBCC): All delivery points (including PHCs) • Newborn Stabilization Unit (NBSU): CHCs / FRUs • Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU): District Hospitals and Tertiary Hospitals

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Answer: IFA tablets under anemia mukt bharat scheme

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Flashcard 89: _____ 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 90: Which international agency is primarily concerned with the welfare of children and mothers (logo depicts a mother and child)? _____

Answer: UNICEF