MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Question 1

Maternal and child health care refers to promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative health care for mother and child.

Answer 1

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Question 2

goal of the MCH

Answer 2

every mother, child and family have the best opportunity to reach their greatest potential life-long health and well-being

Question 3

COMPONENTS of MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Answer 3

¡ Maternal health - ANC, INC, PNC
¡ Child health
¡ Family planning
¡ School health
¡ Handicapped children
¡ Care of children in special settings such as day care centers.

Question 4

CRITERIA OF MCH

Answer 4

¡ Improvement of maternal health
¡ Improvement of child health
¡ Family planning
¡ School health maintenance
¡ Reduction of maternal, perinatal, infant and childhood mortality
¡ Promotion of reproductive health
¡ Promotion of physical and psychological development

Question 5

DEFINED as the no. of maternal death per 100,000 live births for the same period

Answer 5

MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE

Question 6

it is applied to deaths occurring during the neonatal period, commencing at birth and ending 28 completed days after birth.

Answer 6

NEONATAL MORTALITY RATE

Question 7

¡ IMR is defined as the ratio of infant deaths registered in a given year to the total number of live births registered in the same year.
¡ It is expressed as a rate per thousand live births.

Answer 7

INFANT MORTALITY RATE

Question 8

Death of children between birth and exactly 5 years of age, expressed per 1,000 live births.

Answer 8

UNDER FIVE MORTALITY RATE