Ministry/Department : Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Aims at improving quality of maternity care in labour room and maternity Operation Theatre (OT).
Program:
- The program aims to improve quality of care for pregnant women in labour room, maternity Operation Theatre and Obstetrics Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and High Dependency Units (HDUs).
- It is implemented at all Medical College Hospitals, District Hospitals and First Referral Unit (FRU) and Community Health Center (CHCs).
- Under it, multi-pronged strategy has been adopted such as improving infrastructure up-gradation, ensuring availability of essential equipment, providing adequate human resources, capacity building of health care workers and improving quality processes in labour room.
Significance:
- It will benefit every pregnant woman and new-born delivering in public health institutions.
- It will reduce maternal and new born morbidity and mortality.
- It will improve quality of care during delivery and immediate post-partum period and enhance satisfaction of beneficiaries.
- It will provide Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) to all pregnant women attending public health facilities.