Two Government hospitals in Kerala to now allow spouses in labour room
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Kozhikode: Making a move towards a mainly west-dominated culture two Government Hospitals in Kerala; Government Women and Children Hospital, Kottaparamba and Institute of Maternal and Child Health (IMCH) on Kozhikode Medical College Campus have decided to allow the presence of spouses in a labour room during childbirth.
The move as a part of a massive revamp and the hospitals are executing the plan as a project under LaQshya scheme of the NHM launched by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It was launched to improve the quality of care provided to women in labour.
Under the scheme there will be restructuring of the labour room with the addition of proper medical facilities to provide respectful Maternity care (RMC) to all pregnant women at public health facilities.
This project aims at reducing maternal and newborn mortality. This would improve delivery and immediate post-partum care of the women, ensure timely referrals at the time of complications and enable an effective two-way follow-up system.
The move as a part of a massive revamp and the hospitals are executing the plan as a project under LaQshya scheme of the NHM launched by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It was launched to improve the quality of care provided to women in labour.
Under the scheme there will be restructuring of the labour room with the addition of proper medical facilities to provide respectful Maternity care (RMC) to all pregnant women at public health facilities.
This project aims at reducing maternal and newborn mortality. This would improve delivery and immediate post-partum care of the women, ensure timely referrals at the time of complications and enable an effective two-way follow-up system.
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