Women Health care Schemes in Madhya Pradesh :

Madhya Pradesh is one of the largest states in the country with 13.5 percent of the total area. With vast expanse and ever growing population the healhcare need and concern is but obvious. Thanfully there are satisfactory arrangements for public health in this part of India. Various medical colleges imparting medical and clinical education further adds to the healthcare services of the state. Due to increased health facilities and governmental health programs, the death rate has sharply declined in last few decades.

Janani Suraksha Yojana :

This scheme is being implemented by Health department of Madhya Pradesh. The scheme ensures safe delivery of babies, ultimately aimed towards the reduction of maternity and mortality rate.

Under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) the government provides cash incentive for pregnant mothers to have institutional births as well as pre- and ante-natal care. Transport is made available to pregnant women under ‘Parivahan Yojana’. During the last two and half years, more than ten lakh women have been benefited by Janani Suraksha Yojana. The scheme has proved to be successful in urban and rural areas, both. Under this scheme, Rs. 1400 is given to each pregnant women in the rural areas and Rs.1000 in the urban areas. The person bringing the pregnant woman to hospital for delivery is given Rs. 600 in the rural areas and Rs. 200 in the urban areas.

In this scheme, one can also call ‘108’ for free ambulance services, named as Janani Express.

Mukhya Mantri Shramik Sewa Prasuti Sahayata Yojna :

If a registered unorganized labour woman cannot go to work during pregnancy, then she remains unpaid. Hence some women leave their job during pregnancy and in such cases government compensate/reimburse them in order to reduce their financial suffering. 

For taking advantage of this scheme, each pregnant women is given Rs. 16,000 into two instalments. The first instalment of Rs. 4000 is given for the last three months of pregnancy during the pre-delivery prenatal check by the doctor or Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery (ANAM). The second instalment of Rs. 12,000 will be given at the government hospital, after the institutional birth of the new-born. Subsequently, the infant is also entitled for the Zero, Doz, VCG, OPD and HBV vaccination.

Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram :

National Health Mission is committed to provide services at zero expenditure to pregnant women and sick infants. Sick infants up to one year of age are entitled for free drugs, diagnostics, diet, referral transport and treatment in government health facilities. Provision of Rs. 200/- for drugs and Rs. 100/- for diagnostics is available under JSSK. These provisions can be pooled and amount can be used for care of sick infants.

Facility Based Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (F- IMNCI). F-IMNCI is the integration of the Facility based Care package with the IMNCI package, to empower the Health personnel with the skills to manage new born and childhood illness at the community level as well as at the facility. Facility based IMNCI focuses on providing appropriate skills for inpatient management of major causes of Neonatal and Childhood mortality such as asphyxia, sepsis, low birth weight and pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, meningitis, severe malnutrition in children. This training is being imparted to Medical officers, Staff nurses and ANMs at CHC/FRUs and 24x7 PHCs where deliveries are taking place. The training is for 11 days.

Prasav Hetu Parivahan Evam Upchar Yojana :

In the year 2005, the government of Madhya Pradesh launched a health scheme for the expecting women in the rural areas. The program was launched with an aim to reduce infant and maternal mortality rate. The scheme helped the tribal women to avail the transportation facility to get the facilities of institutional deliveries. The expecting women can get a free check up and treatment under the scheme. Since the inception of the program, over 2.64 lakh women have been benefitted from the scheme.

• The scheme provides for payment of Rs. 300/ to pregnant women and Rs. 200/ to the person who has motivated the women for institutional delivery.
• Entitles the beneficiary of free treatments and free medicines.
• Beneficiary will get free services related to pregnancy such as normal delivery, Cesarean section and other pregnancy related cases.
• Beneficiary allowed to stay for 3 days with free treatment and care to the pregnant woman and new born.
• The payment to the beneficiary is made by the facility In-charge.

Navjat Shishu Suraksha Karyakram(NSSK) :

NSSK is a programme aimed to train health personnel in basic newborn care and resuscitation, has been launched to address care at birth issues i.e. Prevention of Hypothermia, Prevention of Infection, Early initiation of Breast feeding and Basic Newborn Resuscitation. Newborn care and resuscitation is an important starting-point for any neonatal program and is required to ensure the best possible start in life. The objective of this new initiative is to have a trained health personal in Basic newborn care and resuscitation at every delivery point. The training is for 2 days and is expected to reduce neonatal mortality significantly in the country.

Mother and Child Projection Card :

Mother and Child Projection Card is a very innovative approach with association of UNICEF. The card is prepared by Health Department and Women & Child Development, which contains all the information about the child. The data includes antenatal test and even the growth monitoring of new born. It also includes crucial information about the vaccination, nutrition, prevention from diseases and also information about pregnant women. This card helps to protect the mother and child better and bring down the child mortality rate.