Vatsalya

Strengthening continuum of care from pre-pregnancy period to post-natal period till 1000 days to improve the maternal and child health outcomes

1.  Introduction

“Vatsalya” is a comprehensive health promotion program to enhanced and focused implementation of existing MCH services from Pre-Pregnancy period till postnatal period. It is designed to ensure an optimal environment for conception and support healthy fetal growth during  pregnancy and perinatal outcome through continuous tracking of important indicators from Pre-pregnancy to Postnatal period. This program contributes existing maternal and child health initiatives to intensify the efforts to reduce maternal mortality and child mortality by reducing prevalence of Low Birth Weight.

2.  Objectives

Vatsalya programme is intended to reduce the all-preventable morbidity and mortalities among the mothers and child by preparing for conception and growth monitoring. It will ensure the quality health care from pre-pregnancy to first 1000days of life of a child. Main objectives of the programme are given as follows;

 

• Reduce the prevalence of LBW and premature babies
• Reduce the prevalence of congenital birth defects
• Reduce the still births rate
• Improve the birth preparedness
• Improve the intake of ANC services
• Improve identification and follow up of high risk from pre-pregnancy period
• Ensure proper child growth through growth monitoring in his first 1000 days

3.  Target beneficiaries

As health care services will be given from pre-pregnancy phase of life, primary beneficiaries of the programme will be unprotected eligible couples who are willing to have a baby. In addition, to follow the life course approach all pregnant women, lactating mothers and children under 2years of the age will be catered the health care services under the integrated package of Vatsalya. Target beneficiaries of the programme are enlisted as follows.

·         Unprotected eligible couples

• Pregnant women
• Birth companion
• Children under 2years of age

 

4.  Vatsalya HealthCare Package

Vatsalya service package include comprehensive health services for pre- pregnancy care and also will be integrated with existing health programmes for high- risk pregnant women, safe delivery and children under 2years of age. This includes the following components;

 

• Pre-pregnancy care package to unprotected EC
• Identification and management of high risks during pre-pregnancy and antenatal period
• Strengthening of Mothers weight monitoring and IFA compliance in ANC period
• Ensuring appropriate Breast feeding & Complementary feeding practices
• Growth monitoring of Children
• Integrating MAA, DAKSHATA, HBNC, HBYC, PMSMA, RKSK etc.

 

Beneficiary:

Citizens

Benefits:

As above