Birth Pangs: Universal Maternity Entitlements in India

Kalra, Aarushi; Priya, Aditi

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“…The Indian government has recognized the need to improve maternal and child health through its National Health Mission by launching a number of public health initiatives including the reproductive, maternal, newborn child and adolescents health (RMNCH+A) strategy to enhance health coverage and increasing maternal surveillance and pregnancy monitoring using the government issued mother and child protection card (Thayi card) [72,119,142]. Additional strategies included nutritional prophylaxis programmes (iron and folic acid supplementation) [80,97] and various governmental schemes such as Janani Suraksha Yojna [68,76,81,113] and Pradhana Manthri Matritva Yojana [63,128]. These schemes aim to support maternal health by introducing frontline health workers (called Accredited Social Health Activists) to encourage women to use antenatal and postnatal care services and seek institutional delivery [68], providing supplementary nutritional services (take home ration) and nutritional education at the Anganwadi centers [143].…”

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“…In addition, women's low utilization of maternal and reproductive healthcare services [126,127] and the exacerbating socio-cultural and economic inequalities in India [122] are jeopardizing women's health especially in urban slums and rural communities [29,84]. Despite decades of efforts of the Indian government trying to improve maternal and child health indicators through various schemes increasing maternal surveillance, financial incentives, providing iron and food supplementation and nutrition education [63,68], malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women is alarmingly high [72,91,93] and India is lagging behind in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3's targets to improve health and wellbeing [124].…”

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Beyond Health Literacy: Navigating Boundaries and Relationships During High-risk Pregnancies

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Proceedings of the 11th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Shaping Experiences, Shaping Society

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Few studies in HCI4D have examined the lived experiences of women with pregnancy complications. We conducted a qualitative study with 15 pregnant women to gain an in-depth understanding of the context in which pregnancy takes place and everyday experiences living with complications in rural North-West India. To complement our interviews, we conducted six focus groups with three pregnant women, three community health workers and three members of an NGO. Our study reveals insights about the challenges and experiences of the pregnant women with complications while navigating the physical, spatial, social and emotional aspects of antenatal care as part of complex and contradictory structures and settings of their everyday life. We argue that the design of digital health in support of pregnancy care for the Global South must center around supporting the navigational work done by the pregnant women and their families.We summarize research in two areas including an overview of public health strategies and challenges to improve maternal health in India, and digital health in the Global South, with focus on the Indian context.

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