Schemes for Odisha pregnant ladies ‘fail to deliver’
3 min readBy Express News Service
ROURKELA: Despite the State authorities spending big amount of cash on ‘Maa Gruha’ or maternity ready properties (MWH), poor implementation on floor has marred their effectiveness. The scheme was envisaged to guarantee pregnant ladies from distant areas of tribal-dominated Sundargarh district are taken to hospitals for supply no less than 15 days forward of the anticipated date of supply.
Sources stated a pregnant girl of Hemgir, Sumita Soy (23) complained of labour ache after getting down from a bus at Sundargarh city on Friday. However, because the ambulance couldn’t attain her on time, Sumita delivered a untimely child in a bathroom close to the bus stand.
Similarly, in January this 12 months a poor girl of distant Patratoli space of Birmitrapur city delivered at residence and died hours later with out getting hospital care. In July a pregnant girl of Taparia gram panchayat in Hemgir block was carried on a cot to an ambulance whereas she skilled labour ache. Such instances expose chinks in implementation of a number of well being schemes meant for girls’s welfare.
Sundargarh CDMO Dr SK Mishra stated as per preliminary inquiry report, Sumitra had arrived at Sundargarh for ultrasound take a look at on Friday with out informing well being or anganwadi employee involved. “The woman had history of death of three prematurely born babies and the fourth was also prematurely born after seven months. Instructions have been issued to identify high-risk pregnancies and admit such cases at MWHs for safe delivery,” Mishra stated.
MWH Status
Dist has 26 practical MWHs
4 extra preparing for 197 hard-to-reach pockets
10 MWHs are functioning beneath NHM
Rest funded by the Sundargarh DMF
Mandatory 12 beds in every MWH
4 additional beds for post-partum care of moms.
Local well being staff admit pregnant ladies to MWHs 15 days forward of the anticipated date of supply.
From January-September 2020: Pre-natal and post-natal care companies rendered to three,809 expectant and a couple of,360 lactating moms by 20 MWHs.
ROURKELA: Despite the State authorities spending big amount of cash on ‘Maa Gruha’ or maternity ready properties (MWH), poor implementation on floor has marred their effectiveness. The scheme was envisaged to guarantee pregnant ladies from distant areas of tribal-dominated Sundargarh district are taken to hospitals for supply no less than 15 days forward of the anticipated date of supply.
Sources stated a pregnant girl of Hemgir, Sumita Soy (23) complained of labour ache after getting down from a bus at Sundargarh city on Friday. However, because the ambulance couldn’t attain her on time, Sumita delivered a untimely child in a bathroom close to the bus stand.
Similarly, in January this 12 months a poor girl of distant Patratoli space of Birmitrapur city delivered at residence and died hours later with out getting hospital care. In July a pregnant girl of Taparia gram panchayat in Hemgir block was carried on a cot to an ambulance whereas she skilled labour ache. Such instances expose chinks in implementation of a number of well being schemes meant for girls’s welfare.
Sundargarh CDMO Dr SK Mishra stated as per preliminary inquiry report, Sumitra had arrived at Sundargarh for ultrasound take a look at on Friday with out informing well being or anganwadi employee involved. “The woman had history of death of three prematurely born babies and the fourth was also prematurely born after seven months. Instructions have been issued to identify high-risk pregnancies and admit such cases at MWHs for safe delivery,” Mishra stated.
MWH Status
Dist has 26 practical MWHs
4 extra preparing for 197 hard-to-reach pockets
10 MWHs are functioning beneath NHM
Rest funded by the Sundargarh DMF
Mandatory 12 beds in every MWH
4 additional beds for post-partum care of moms.
Local well being staff admit pregnant ladies to MWHs 15 days forward of the anticipated date of supply.
From January-September 2020: Pre-natal and post-natal care companies rendered to three,809 expectant and a couple of,360 lactating moms by 20 MWHs.
