Himachal : More than 50,000 pregnant women screened in PMSMA clinics across the State

Himachal : The Government Spokesperson told that Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) has been rolled out in the State of Himachal Pradesh, to improve the quality of services for the antenatal women. He said that to improve the quality of care: the screening, diagnostic and counseling services are provided to the pregnant women in second and third trimester. The conditions like anemia, hypertension, diabetes etc. are also managed timely to avoid any further complications.
The Government Spokesperson informed that PMSMA intervention is implemented through PMSMA clinics. A PMSMA clinic includes health institutions such as PHC, CHC, CH, DH/RH/ZH and Medical Colleges. He told that more than 700 PMSMA clinics are providing services to the pregnant women on 9th of every month, across the State. In these clinics, around 50,424 pregnant women have been screened; have been provided diagnostic and counseling services from April 2021 to February 2022.
The Government Spokesperson said that in PMSMA, high risk pregnancies are identified based on medical history and clinical conditions. In case, a beneficiary is categorized as high risk pregnancy, the doctor would make a note of the same in red ink on the PMSMA OPD slip. The doctor would prescribe the required treatment as per guidelines and attach the beneficiary to the nodal health worker (ASHA). The ASHA then provide the details of the high risk pregnancy to the health worker of Health & Wellness Centre-Healt