Ante-natal care is integral to the success of a pregnancy. However, not all women attend ANC visits due to various factors including: Limited awareness of ANC services-There lacks sufficient knowledge on the importance of ANC services. This hinders most women…
In this post, we will address the importance of ante-natal care. In the previous post, we discussed what ante-natal care is and what an ANC visit involves, but first we will have a look at the key elements of Antenatal…
Antenatal care is the integrated care provided to pregnant women to facilitate safe…
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…
Children are required to be taken for regular MCH visits just after their born to monitor their health and development. The routine MCH appointments include: At 2 weeks- Registration, education on exclusive breastfeeding for the women, eye check and immunization…
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 that women pursue these services just before, during and after pregnancy. Maternal mortality has declined globally but the necessity to upgrade MCH services remains vital. Strategies and control measures…
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 under-developed countries. An increased…
