Shravasti Conducts Training on High-Risk Pregnancy Management, Safe Motherhood

A sensitisation programme on the management of high-risk pregnancies and safe motherhood was conducted in Shravasti for all block-level medical officers, LMOs and staff nurses of the district. The programme focused on making maternal and child health services more effective and improving their quality, with the objective of reducing maternal and child mortality.

The health workers were sensitised to the timely identification of high-risk pregnancies, their proper management and the need for referral whenever required. Special emphasis was placed on identifying high-risk pregnant women at the right time, ensuring their regular monitoring, conducting necessary examinations, providing treatment and counselling, and referring them to higher-level health institutions without delay when needed.

The participants were also given detailed information about recognising signs of possible complications during pregnancy. They were told to ensure immediate medical action whenever such warning signs appear, so that the pregnant woman can receive the required treatment and care at the appropriate time.

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh said that the timely identification of high-risk pregnant women and their continuous follow-up are extremely important from the perspective of maternal and child health. He directed all block-level medical officers and staff nurses to treat every High Risk Pregnancy seriously and ensure regular monitoring.

Dr. Singh further instructed the health workers to arrange proper treatment and referral without delay if any sign of complication is detected. He said that timely identification, timely treatment and timely referral are important links in ensuring safe motherhood.

Additional Chief Medical Officer Dr. Uday Nath said that identifying a high-risk condition during pregnancy at the right time and providing the necessary counselling to the pregnant woman and her family are important responsibilities of health workers.

He appealed to all concerned health personnel to regularly monitor High Risk Pregnancy cases in their respective areas. He also asked them to ensure institutional deliveries and timely referral to higher health centres according to the requirement, so that serious complications during childbirth can be effectively prevented.

During the programme, health workers received detailed information about various risk factors linked to high-risk pregnancy, danger signs that may appear during pregnancy, necessary examinations, counselling, follow-up, safe delivery and time-bound referral.

The programme also covered the importance of proper management after a high-risk pregnancy has been identified. Officials said that timely identification and appropriate management of every high-risk pregnancy are extremely important steps towards safe motherhood.

They said that the Health Department is making continuous efforts to provide pregnant women with quality maternal health services and to reduce complications that may occur during childbirth. The focus of the programme was to improve the capacity and sensitivity of personnel involved in health services.

The programme also aimed to ensure that no high-risk pregnant woman is deprived of necessary treatment and specialist services at the right time. Health workers were expected to use the information provided during the sensitisation programme to strengthen monitoring, counselling, treatment and referral services in their respective areas.

Aarti Kumari, DMHC from the Armaan institution, Dr. Santosh Kumar Gupta, Kashi Donepudi, Chandan Kumar Nishad and Aradhana Srivastava were present at the programme, along with all block-level medical officers, LMOs and staff nurses.