Chandigarh: With the objective of bringing about a significant reduction in maternal and neonatal mortality in Haryana, Health Minister Arti Singh Rao today launched the ‘SAMRIDDHI’ (Safe Motherhood and Child Health Initiative) proposed by the National Health Mission, Haryana.
Arti Singh Rao said that SAMRIDDHI is a technology-driven system that will enable continuous tracking of pregnant women and newborns across the State, with a special focus on high-risk pregnancies. The initiative will ensure end-to-end monitoring from antenatal registration of a pregnant woman through delivery and care of the newborn up to 42 days after birth.
The Health Minister said that under the system, the State Command Centre will undertake real-time monitoring of service delivery, missed antenatal check-ups (ANC), referrals and high-risk cases. The 102 Call Centre will provide counselling to pregnant women, particularly high-risk mothers, and maintain intensive contact with them during the final weeks of pregnancy.
The initiative will also ensure active tracking of newborns born to high-risk mothers, babies discharged from Special Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) and other vulnerable newborns. The monitoring will cover breastfeeding, danger signs, immunisation and physical growth during the neonatal period.
