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Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan 'Safe Motherhood Campaign' Details
Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan 'Safe Motherhood Campaign'- Details, Features, Objectives, Purpose, Benefits
Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) or Prime Minister’s Safe Motherhood Campaign was launched on 9th June 2016, by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to provide free health check-ups to pregnant women at government health centres and hospitals in both rural and urban areas.
PMSMA is a national programme that aims to provide pregnant ladies free ante-natal services (ANC) and required treatment for free on 9th of every month. Private practitioners will play a critical role in supplementing the efforts of the Government.
PMSMA programme's main objectives are to Provide healthy life to the pregnant women; Lowering the maternity mortality rate and infant mortality rate; Making pregnant women aware of their health issues and diseases; Making sure safe delivery and healthy life of the baby.
Mandate: PMSMA programme is applicable only for pregnant women in their pregnancy period of 3 to 6 months. It is expected to provide free antenatal care to about 3 crore pregnant women across India.
Benefits: PMSMA programme will provide assured, comprehensive and quality antenatal care on 9th of every month (fixed day). Under it all kinds of medical checkups are provided completely free to pregnant women. Besides, free checkups including blood pressure, sugar level, weight, haemoglobin test, blood test and screening will be also provided. These checkups can take place at medical centers, government and private hospitals and private clinics across India.
Colour Coding: PMSMA programme significant component is marking women differently using different color stickers based on their health problems so that doctors can easily detect the problem like Red Sticker for women with high-risk pregnancy, Green Sticker for women with no risk factor detected.
