Examining the Role of Maternal and Child Health through the Application of National Family Health Survey and Various Programmes and Health Schemes
Abstract
The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is defined as the death of a woman who is expecting or within 42 days of the termination of pregnancy, regardless of the duration of the pregnancy, from any reason associated with or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management. The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) has analysed the primary direct national evaluation of maternal mortality in India. The MMR is 437 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births (WHO, 2022). According to this, over 100,000 females in India die each year from reasons associated with pregnancy and childbirth. Mothers received antenatal care (ANC) for 81% of births in urban areas and 57% of births in rural areas. The proportion receiving ANC ranges from 50% for births to uneducated mothers to 95% for mothers who have completed high school. Further analysis revealed that out of 100 births during the four years preceding the survey, one-fourth were carried out in health facilities, while 74% were delivered at home. Overall, 34% were attended by doctors/ nurses/ midwives, 35% were attended by a traditional birth attendant, and 30% were attended only by friends, relatives, or neighbours. This article analyses the status of MMR according to the NFHS. It also includes a comparative analysis of maternal and child health(MCH) care in rural
and urban areas. The study highlights the targets achieved so far and identifies the remaining goals that need to be accomplished to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targeted for 2030.
How to cite this article:
Naseem I. Examining the Role of Maternal and
Child Health through the Application of National
Family Health Survey and Various Programmes
and Health Schemes. Int J Preven Curat Comm
Med. 2023;9(3&4):25-32.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2454.325X.202305
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