Care and Precautions in Maternal and Child Health

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Care and Precautions in Maternal and Child Health

• Dr.Jessie Gloria Priscilla , DHMS
• Asst Medical Officer
• Chennai

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Healthy mothers and happy children are the
bedrock of healthy and prosperous communities
nations

• In any community mothers and children constitute
  a priority group. In India women of child bearing
  age constitute 19 and children under 15 years
  of age constitute 40 of the total population.

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Healthy mothers and happy children are the
bedrock of healthy and prosperous communities
nations

• By virtue of their number mothers and children
  not only constitute a large group, but they are
  also a vulnerable or special risk group.
• Despite current efforts the health of mother and
  child constitutes one of the major and most
  serious health problems affecting the community,
  particularly the developing countries.

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OBJECTIVES

• To promote, protect and maintain the health of
  the mother
• To remove anxiety and dread associated with
  delivery.
• To reduce maternal and infant mortality and
  morbidity.
• To teach the mother elements of child care,
  nutrition, personal hygiene and environmental
  sanitation.

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ANTENATAL CARE

• CAREFUL HISTORY TAKING
• EXAMINATIONS (GENERAL AND
• OBSTETRICAL)
• ADVICES - ABOUT HYGIENE DIET

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HISTORY TAKING

• IT CONSISTS OF
• GENERAL MEDICAL HISTORY
• FAMILY HISTORY
• PAST OBSTETRIC HISTORY
• HISTORY OF THE PRESENT PREGNANCY

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ADVICES REGARDING DIET

• The pregnant woman of average weight requires
  
• 2400kcal/day during pregnancy.
• This represents an increase of 300kcal/day over
  her non
• pregnant requirements.
• On an average a normal healthy woman gains about
  
• 12 kg of weight during pregnancy period.
  Failure to gain weight may be a dangerous sign.

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GENERAL ADVICE

• Strenuous exercise to be avoided.
• An on average the patient should be in bed for 10
  hours.
• Travel by vehicles having jerks is better to be
  avoided specially in first trimester the last 6
  weeks.
• Tight fitting and thick garments should be
  avoided.

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Homoeopathic Care

• Homoeopathy is beneficial and can be utilized for
  the full range of emotional, mental and physical
  problems related to pregnancy.
• Right from having a hard time conceiving that is
  with problems of infertility.
• It can be used safely in conditions like Morning
  sickness, difficult digestion, constipation,
  backache, leg cramps etc.
• Treating throughout pregnancy, it also assists in
  child birth safely and joyfully.

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Homoeopathic Care

• Homoeopathic art of healing is beneficial in
  helping overcome effects of hormonal shocks after
  child birth, abortion and use of OCP.
• Women who wish to breast feed are concerned to
  have a good plentiful milk supply.
• Homoeopathy will establish a good flow of milk
  and can help to protect the nipples from cracking
  and soreness.

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Homoeopathic Care

• It is also an excellent and safe medicine for
  mastitis and post birth problems.
• Post baby blues can be tackled with constructive
  support by Homoeopathy, by quickly reestablishing
  normal hormonal balance.
• Homoeopathy is also efficacious in treating
  postpartum haemorrhages, subinvolution of uterus
  and puerpural sepsis.

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Causes of Maternal Death

• As per the survey the leading cause of
• maternal deaths are as
  follows
• Haemorrhage followed by sepsis and abortion
• Indirect causes like anaemia, Malaria and heart
  disease.
• Other direct causes like ectopic pregnancy,
  embolism, anaesthesia, unsafe abortions.
• Eclampsia.
• Obstructed labor.

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Causes of Death in children
under age five

• Neonatal causes Birth or neonatal aspexia and
  prematurity are the leading killers of younger
  babies.
• Acute infections like diarrhoea compounded by
  malnutrition
• Acute respiratory infections.
• Injuries and other diseases.
• Malaria
• Measles
• AIDS

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Homoeopathy In Prevention

• Homoeopathy is without equal in preventive
  medicine of Healthy Mother and Happy Child.
• Preventive and constitutional medicines form the
  very core of Homoeopathic treatment.
• The best immunization is the constitutional
  medicine.
• Early detection of developmental abnormalities
  will help correct them before they become
  difficult.
• The Homoeopath redresses abnormalities, checks
  excesses, corrects deviations and gives mental
  and physical balance to the growing child.

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Homoeopathy In Child Care

• Homoeopathy has its own reputations of treatment
  in a safe and gentle way without any adverse or
  side effects.
• The medicines are palatable sweet pills and are
  child friendly.
• It can handle successfully most of the illness
  related to children like respiratory infections,
  gastro intestinal disorders, skin conditions,
  behavioral problems etc.

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THANK YOU