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Module 1

Mother & Newborn Care

Pregnancy care, safe delivery, newborn care and family planning

Lessons

assignment1. Pregnancy registration and check-upsRegister early · At least 4 check-ups · What is checked at ANC · Tablets and injections…chevron_rightwarning2. Danger signs in pregnancyBleeding · Headache, blurred vision, fits · Fever, breathlessness, paleness · Baby moves…chevron_rightlocal_hospital3. Birth preparedness and safe deliveryMake a birth plan · Delivery only in hospital · Stay 48 hours · Danger signs after…chevron_rightchild_care4. Home-based newborn care (HBNC)HBNC home visits · Breastfeed within 1 hour · Keep the baby warm · Weigh the baby ·…chevron_rightfamily_restroom5. Family planningWhy spacing matters · Spacing methods · Permanent methodschevron_right

Quiz

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1. When should a pregnancy be registered?
  1. Within the first 12 weeks
  2. In the 6th month
  3. At the time of delivery
  4. After the first check-up
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Answer: Within the first 12 weeks

Register within the first 12 weeks (first trimester) so care starts early.

2. How many IFA tablets should a pregnant woman take?
  1. Only when she feels weak
  2. 1 daily for at least 180 days
  3. 10 tablets in total
  4. Only in the 9th month
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Answer: 1 daily for at least 180 days

From the 4th month, 1 IFA tablet daily for at least 180 days.

3. A pregnant woman has severe headache and blurred vision. What will you do?
  1. Give a pain tablet and wait
  2. Tell her to rest at home
  3. Refer her to the hospital immediately
  4. Visit again next week
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Answer: Refer her to the hospital immediately

These are signs of pre-eclampsia. It is an emergency.

4. When should breastfeeding start?
  1. After 3 days
  2. After the first bath
  3. Within 1 hour of birth
  4. After giving honey
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Answer: Within 1 hour of birth

Start within 1 hour. Colostrum protects the baby.

5. A newborn is breathing 64 times in one minute. This is:
  1. Normal
  2. Fast breathing - a danger sign
  3. A sign of hunger
  4. Normal for a sleeping baby
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Answer: Fast breathing - a danger sign

60 or more breaths per minute in a newborn is fast breathing. Refer.

6. HBNC visits after hospital delivery are on:
  1. Day 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, 42
  2. Only day 1
  3. Day 30 and 60
  4. Only when the baby is sick
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Answer: Day 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, 42

Six visits: day 3, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 42.

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