Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research

Sangeet S. Sur ¹, Swapneswar Puthal ²

Affiliations
1 Associate Professor, MPK College of Nursing, Baripada, Odisha, IN
2 Ex-Medical Officer, AYUSH, Jharadihi CHC, Bahalda, Odisha. Homoeopathic Medical Officer G.H.D Gadasahi, Balasore, Odisha, IN

Abstract

Janani Suraksha Yojana as literary implies Maternal Protection Scheme being employed in rural community is now-a-days so much familiar in rural medically challenged area that 95% of mothers are choosing for institutional delivery at Primary Health Center (N) or Community Health Center. It employs cash assistantship nutritious food for the mother with free medical facility from primary stage to delivery including transportation where ASHA is the real combatant of frontline introducer and manager of the scheme basically in this type of undeveloped area. ASHA serves as the real guide starting from pregnancy to the period of birth age of the infant for six month covering the crucial period prior to one month of expected date of delivery to puerperal period. In this present study the role of ASHA being evaluated in 21^st century how they are managing in reducing Infant Mortality Rate and Maternal Mortality Rate by suitably managing the condition of irregular fetal development, eclampsia, pre-eclampsia, polyhydramnios, oligohydramnios, antepartum haemorrhage, postpartum haemorrhage, Pre and Post anemia. Counseling of mother by ASHA for self taking care of health, consumption of nutritious food with vitamins and minerals, routine checkup and providing IEC materials to create awareness for save delivery and infant care are the key factors for reduction of the IMR and MMR in rural undeveloped area of the nation as applicable to our population sample area.

Keywords

JSY, ASHA, IMR, MMR, NHM.

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