Bhubaneswar: As per the special bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India 2017-19, the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of Odisha has decreased to 136 per one lakh live births. The bulletin was released earlier this month under the Sample Registration System, by the office of Registrar General, India.
There is decrease of 14 points of MMR in comparison to MMR published in SRS 2016-18 which was 150 per one lakh live births in the State. With improved Maternal health care services Odisha achieves significant reduction of maternal deaths with 14 point decline in MMR (5th highest decline in country) from 150 in 2016-18 to 136 in 2017-19.
The State has taken various initiatives to reduce the maternal mortality through an accelerated strategy under the programme, SAMMPurNA. Under this programme the challenge of addressing high risk pregnancies was focused and services were intensified in difficult to reach pockets in every corner of the State.
Providing every mother opportunity for at least 4 antenatal checkups through Integrated Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Days, Special transportation support to pregnant woman from Hard to reach pockets for institutional delivery, setting up of Obstetrics High Dependency Units to manage complications, establishing additional maternity waiting homes (MAA GRUHA), improving the Quality & Standards in the Labour rooms, providing mother and baby kits were undertaken by the programme.
Besides the State innovative strategy, the community and facility based intervention under National Health Mission was implemented throughout the State, the State Government informed.
The programmes like Janani Surakshya Yojana, Janani Sishu Surakshya Karyakram, LaQshya, Comprehensive Abortion Care services, Functionalization of First Referral Units (FRUs), Capacity building of service providers for providing antenatal, post natal and intra natal care, Monthly Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Day (VHSND), distribution of MCP Card and Safe Motherhood Booklet, establishment of critical care units for mothers, regular IEC/BCC activities are conducted for early registration of ANC, regular ANC, institutional delivery, nutrition, and care during pregnancy etc. are implemented under National Health Mission in the State.
