COVID-19 testing not mandatory for maternal services

COVID-19 testing not mandatory for maternal services
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday said that essential services for women, children and adolescents should be continued irrespective of their COVID-19 status.

Ministry’s Guidance Note on Provision of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health Plus Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) services during and post COVID-19 pandemic” released on Wednesday.

In it, the ministry said that services related to pregnancy care management, newborn care and childhood illness management, immunisation services, management of severe acute malnutrition in children, family planning services, comprehensive abortion care services and adolescent health services are essential.

The ministry stated that these essential services should be continued in a restricted manner in areas defined as containment and buffer zones.The guidance note elaborates that services such as antenatal and newborn care, immunization, family planning and adolescent health among others are to be provided at different levels in accordance with the zonal categorization of containment zones, buffer zones and beyond these zones.

“With more than 2.5 crore pregnancies each year in the country, it is important to ensure the availability of services during this period as any denial of services can have an impact on maternal and newborn mortalities, morbidities as well as the health care costs,” the guidelines stated.

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