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News: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched nationwide celebrations to commemorate “10 Years of Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan – A Decade of Care”.

About Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)

Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)
Source: PIB
Aspect Details
About
  • It is a flagship initiative to provide free, comprehensive antenatal care to pregnant women, particularly those in their second and third trimesters, at designated government health facilities on the 9th of every month.
  • It is a vital pillar of the Government’s Continuum of Care approach under the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) Strategy.
Launched byIt was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2016. 
AimIt aims to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by facilitating early detection and prompt management of high-risk pregnancies.
Objective
  • It is to ensure that every pregnant woman receives at least one check-up by a physician/specialist during the second or third trimester.
  • It is to improve the quality of care during antenatal visits.
  • It is to identify and manage high-risk pregnancies (HRP) at an early stage.
  • It is to ensure appropriate birth planning and complication readiness for each pregnant woman.
  • It also ensures appropriate management of women with malnutrition.
  • It provides special focus on adolescent and early pregnancies.
Components of service
  • The PMSMA service package includes
    • Clinical examinations
    • Laboratory investigations (blood and urine tests)
    • Ultrasonography
    • Medicines, and
    • Counselling on nutrition, birth planning, and safe pregnancy practices.
Key Features of PMSMA
  • Comprehensive Antenatal Care: Minimum one comprehensive and quality antenatal checkup by an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist or Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC).
    • Providing Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) / Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC) trained doctor during the second or third trimester.
    • Mobilising the pregnant women for specialist Antenatal care services at Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan clinics/ designated government health facility centre. 
  • High-Risk Pregnancy (HRP): HRP identification by screening for 25 high-risk factors and management at an early stage.
    • A sticker indicating the condition and risk factor of pregnant women is added to Mother and Child Protection cards for each visit:
    • Linking of HRPs to the nearest first referral unit (FRU) for a safe delivery.
  • Minimum Package of Services: A minimum package of investigations and medicines, such as Iron Folic Acid and calcium supplements, is provided to all pregnant women at Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan clinics.
  • Doctor Volunteer System: The initiative actively welcomes OB-GYN specialists, radiologists, and physicians from the private sector to volunteer their time on the 9th of every month.
  • Nutrition focus: Counselling on nutrition along with appropriate birth planning and complication readiness for each pregnant woman.
  • Note: The E-PMSMA strategy was rolled out in January 2022 to ensure tracing and tracking of High-Risk Pregnant (HRP) women till a safe delivery is achieved by provisioning financial incentivization for the identified HRP women and accompanying Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) for extra 3 visits over and above the PMSMA visit.
PerformanceMore than 7.50 crore pregnant women have received antenatal services under PMSMA in addition to routine ANC checkup services.
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