Pre-conception care is a crucial component for reproductive-aged women due to its likely contribution to successful pregnancy outcomes. Nonetheless , it rarely receives as much regard from this group especially due to a variety of reasons , namely: Accessibility challenges-Limited…
In our former post, we informed on pre-conception care and what it consists of. In essence, it aims to identify and transform behavioural, social and biomedical risks through precautionary and management involvement. It addresses key elements comprising risk assessment, medical…
Until recently, there has been an increasing trend towards the recognition and acceptance of the importance of preconception care in preventing neonatal and birth defects. Apparently, maternal health and lifestyle choices prior to pregnancy have been noted to facilitate…
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Maternal and child health (MCH) services encompass a number of procedural forms of care provided to women or couples to facilitate information support and counsel on various ranges of topics focused on maternal and child health, nutrition , family planning,…
Having recognized the importance of MCH services, it is absolutely necessary hat women pursue Whilst maternal mortality has decline globally, the necessity to upgrade MCH service remains vital. Strategies and control measures must be instigated to ensure that recent improvements…
Recently, there are increasingly numerous issues in maternal and child health. In specifity, there are rising concerns around the few health care facilities, poor quality of care , inadequate health equipment and few medical personnel especially in underdeveloped countries. An…
The common factors that affect the delivery of Maternal and Child heath servicers encompass: Accessibility challenges- limited access to health care centres especially in rural areas makes it rather complex for women to obtain maternal and child health(MCH) services. They…
In this blog post, we will look at the factors that affect maternal and child health. They include: Maternal education-An educated woman is more informed to implement decisions concerning her health and her child’s and their overall welfare, and as…
Maternal undernutrition is associated with neonatal and child health effects. It leads to preterm delivery, low-birth weight babies, babies with birth defects, cognitive impairment or under-development and an enhanced risk of child morbidity and mortality in addition to poor development…
