Maternal, neonatal and child health measures under NHM (JSY, JSSK, PMSMA, SUMAN, postnatal care)
National Health Mission measures for maternal, neonatal and child health focus on institutional delivery, antenatal screening, respectful care, and postnatal follow-up.
- The National Health Mission is the umbrella platform for the maternal, neonatal, and child health measures highlighted in the release.
- Janani Suraksha Yojana is designed to promote institutional deliveries.
- Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram removes direct payment barriers for delivery care and sick infant care in public facilities.
What happened
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has highlighted National Health Mission measures for maternal, neonatal, and child health. The measures focus on institutional delivery, free entitlement-based care in public facilities, antenatal risk detection, respectful maternity care, and postnatal follow-up.
Key schemes and service guarantees
UPSC can ask about the purpose of Janani Suraksha Yojana, Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram, Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan, and SUMAN, or frame a Mains question on how India can reduce maternal and neonatal mortality through better screening, respectful care, and referral systems.
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