More than 3 crore 60 lakh pregnant women receive comprehensive antenatal care under PMSMA

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The Government has said that more than three crore sixty lakh pregnant women have received comprehensive antenatal care under the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) programme across all States and Union Territories.

Important facts

• Dr. Bharti Praveen Pawar, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, said this in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on 9 December.

• The program was launched with the objective of providing free, assured, comprehensive and quality antenatal care to all pregnant women universally on the 9th of every month.

• The percentage of institutional deliveries in public facilities has increased from 52 per cent in 2015-16 to around 62 per cent in 2019-21.

Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan

• This is a programme under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

• It aims to provide free antenatal services (ANC) and essential treatment to pregnant women on 9th of every month.

• The scheme is applicable only for the pregnant women in their pregnancy period of 3 to 6 months.

Objectives of the scheme

• Provide healthy life to pregnant women.

• Lowering the maternal mortality rate.

• Making pregnant women aware of their health issues and diseases.

• Making sure safe delivery and healthy life of the baby.