Category Maternal and Child Health

The Importance Of Maternal and Child Health

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…

Components Of Maternal And Child Health

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) is a comprehensive health care approach instituted to ensure the provision of preventive, treatable, rehabilitative services to women during pre-conception, pregnancy and after pregnancy, and for child health and care for children below 5 years.…