Union Budget: Impact on Health Sector
..., such as those taking care of immunization, ante- natal care, nutrition and sanitation The angavadi centers have been assigned to the helm of affairs. The finance minister announced that 320,000 Associated Social Health Activists or ASHAs have been recruited, while 20,000 of them have received or...'Ire' of Irish Moms pained over maternity services in Ireland.
...re like extremely long waiting periods during ante natal checkāups, little or dismally poor communication b...re put through a battery of procedures during ante natal period and during delivery involving new technology which most women feel is at times unnecessary or...Compulsory Rural Stint for Doctors: Ramadoss
...tudents in carrying out safe deliveries and in neo natal care. Through providing doctors with multi skills, it hopes to meet the acute shortage of trained personnel in rural areas. "Of the 3,222 community health centres in the country, 981 are being upgraded to first referral centres to provide gynaecol......research has revealed that PMS, menopause and post natal depression are all in women's minds rather than ch...r pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), menopause and post natal depression (PND) are primarily caused by stress. Professor of women's health and psychology at the...No harm in reducing prenatal check up to 3 - 6 times says WHO report
...ivery, she can actually cut down the number of pre natal visits from 8 - 11 times to 3 - 6 times. The idea is not to discourage a pregnant woman from going to a doctor. Atleast 3 - 6 visits are a must. But to cut costs, time and energy it is a good idea to lessen the number of visits....