2. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OR
MATERNAL HEALTH
Defination... (AC to WHO)
Reproductive health care is defined as a
state of complete physical,mental and
social well being and not merely the
absence of diseases or infirmity in all
metters relating to the reproductive system
and its functions and processes.
3. OTHER
● Reproductive health is a state of
complete physical,mental and social well
being,and not merely the absence of
reproductive diseases or infirmity.
6. REPRODUCTIVE TRACT
INFECTIONS(RTIs)
There are 3 type of RTIs
1.. SEXUAL TRANSMITTED DISEASES(STD)
Gonorrhea,syphilis,HIV/ AIDS and Hepatitis B
infection
2.. ENDOGENOUS,due to over growth of bacteria
eg.Candidiasis during pregnancy
3.. Infection caused by Instrumention eg.Pelvic
Examination,Septic Abortions.
7. ● RTIs Can cause the
pain,discharge,and Ectopic
pregnancy.It is very important to to
diagnose the RTIs early.The treatment
should be done for the both of partners.
● Educate them to maintain personal
hygiene and sex hygiene.
8. MALNUTRITION
It is very common problem, so that
pregnant women are especially prone to
the effects of malnutrition.It can cause
poor resistance, abortion,
anaemia,premature delivery,low birth
weight baby(<2.5kg),eclampsia,and post
partum haemorrhage etc.
9. PREVENTION
● By Nutritional edcation
● Modification and improvement of
dietary before,during and after
pregnancy
● Proper medicine like Iron and folic acids
tablets
● Proper antinatal checkups.
10. ● Other measures which can help prevent
mal- nutrition include prevention and
control infections by improving
● Environmental senitation
● Safe water supply
● Food and personal hygiene
● Immunization
11. ANAEMIA
● Lack of red blood cell may cause lack of
oxygen ability.It is very common problem
in pregnant women and the nursing
mother due to a various reason
eg,malnutrition,infection especially hook
worm infestation, repeated
pregnancies,abortions,anti partum and
post haemorrhage.
12. ● 85% of women are suffring of Anaemia
during pregnancy it may cause low birth
weight , post partum haemorrhage .
13. Prevention
● Proper antinatal checkups
● Proper medicine like Iron and folic acids
tablets
● Delay the pregnancy if the mother is
Anaemic
● Eating healthy diet
14. Complication of deliveries
● In india most of the deliveries takes
place in home in unhygienical condition
mostally the untrained Dais lacking
obsteric skill.due to these problem
women may have perineal tears,cervical
damage,prolapse displacement of
uterus,PPH,Fetal distrass etc
15. How to prevent from
Complications
● This very improtant to have properly
trained,skillful,and qualified health
workers,adequate facilities and well
linked referral units where skillful and
effcient emergency care can be given to
save mother and baby
16. Pueperal Sepsis
● It is mainly due to infection during labour
and after delivery becouse of lack of
personal hygiene,septic procedures etc.
This may lead to inflammation of ovaries,
fallopian tubes, endometrium,cervix and
vagina.
17. Prevention
● It may requires proper preparations for
conduct of deliveries by trained and
skilful dais, mid wives etc.
● Availability of equipments and supplies
etc
18. Abortion
● 20% of maternal mortality is directly
related to Abortion.Becouse of unwanted
pregnancy,medical termination of
pregnancy.( Has lagalised under the act
1971)
19. prevention
● Due to lack of access to safe abortion
clinics,poor financial resources to reach
to clinics in urban areas, lack of
information about safe abortion clinics,
20. Infertility
● It is both medial and social problem.
Even if the fault/defect is in the male
partner. Usually the sociely call if the
women Banj and they are treated the
women so badly .so that this also the
social problem.
● So that there need to have a good
attitude towards women in society.
21. Uterine prolapse
● It is the common problem in women who
are working at construction
sites,climbing heights,digging hard
ground, climbing 2-3 storey with heavy
weight.
● Certain child birth practices such as
pressing on abdomen during labour,
22. Uterine prolapse
● When the uterus is drop down in vagina
in severe case out of the vagina.
● It is the common problem in women who
are working at construction
sites,climbing heights,digging hard
ground, climbing 2-3 storey with heavy
weight.
23. ● Certain child birth practices such as
pressing on abdomen during labour.
24. ● Pulling the baby etc.leads to prolapse of
uterus, especially when mother is weak
and malnourished.
● So that there is a need of health
education and proper antinatal
checkups.
● Trained and skillful dais and midwives.
25. Cancer of the Cervix
● Cancer of the cervix is the very common
in the indian women. There are various
factor which may cause cancer of the
cervie like....
● Early Marriage
● Early pregnancy
● Multiple child birth
27. Prevention and control of
Morbidity and Mortality
● Early Registration of pregnancy (with in
12-16 weeks)
● Minimum 3 antinatal checkups under the
ANM or medical officer supervison from
the prevention of the complications
● Dietary supplemention and correction of
the Anaemia
28. ● Early detection and treatment of the
complicaitons
● Tetanus Toxoid immunization
● Promotion of institutional deliveries
● Provison of safe delivery at home
● Provision of 3 antinatal checkups and
29. ● Postnatal recovery of the women and
delivery with out any complications
● Promotion of the family planning to adopt
small family norms
● Training of local Dais and supervision
anfd guidance of female health workers
●
30. ● Improving social status of women by
alleviating gender
discrimination,educating and
empowering them, providing supporting
environment.
