ISSUES OF MATERNAL

AND CHILD HEALTH

PRESENTED BY:
MRS REKHAMOL
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
INTRODUCTION:
Maternal and child health is recognized as
one of the significant components of
family walfare. The health of both mother
and child are interconnected but there are
various issues of maternal and child
health.
DEFINATION OF ISSUES:
A point or matter of discussion, debate, or
dispute.  A point in debate or
controversy on which the parties take
affirmative and negative positions; a
presentation of alternatives between
which to choose or decide
ISSUES OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

MATERNAL
AGE

LIFESTYLE GENDER

ISSUE
S OF
SOCIO- MCH SEXUALITY
CULTURAL

NUTRITIONA PSYCHOLOGI
L CAL
1. MATERNAL AGE
: Biggest issue affecting a preganacy
adversely.  As maternal age advances,
so dose the rate of aneuploidy. The result
is increased rate of preganacy loss and
birth of infants with chromosomal
anomalies.
GENDER ISSUE:
In some society, there may be the
discrimination betbeen the male and female
baby. If the mother having a male baby the
family will provide more care and attention
towards the mother and baby. And if mother
having a female baby, the family members
will provide her less care and attention
towards the mother and mother. So, gender
also influences the maternal and child
health.
SEXUALITY ISSUE:
Development of sexulity is an important
part of each person’s psychological
identity. Integrated sense of sell,
reproductive capacity and ability to turn
role function in society
PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
The changes in your role (becoming a
mother, stopping work).
The changes in your relationships.
Whether you will be a good parent.
Fear that there will be problems with
the pregnancy or the baby.
Physical health problems
and pregnancy complications.
Fear of childbirth.
NUTRITION:
Nutrition has critical role in pregnancy
outcomes. Maternal nutritional status at
conception and throughout gestation
greatly influences not only the mother’s
health but also that of fetus.
GENERAL ISSUES
Socialization is an early family function. It includes
all the learning experience of early life.
Home remedies and folk care practices for
prevention of illness, maintenance of health, and
curative purposes remain primary sources for most
of ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Religious beliefs and practices are a part of cultural
and familial heritage and influence health care
behaviors.
The values of children vary greatly, depending
upon the meaning each society attacks to children.
GENERAL ISSUES CONT…
Ifa cultural views pregnancy as a sickness, certain behaviors can
be expected, whereas if pregnancy is viewed as a natural
occurrence, other behaviors may be expected. Prenatal care may
not be a priority for women who view pregnancy as a natural
phenomenon.
Many cultural variations in prenatal care exist because of various
cultural factors, such as lack of transportation and poor
communication on the part of health care providers women from
many such groups do not participate in the prenatal care system.
A concern for modesty is deterrent to the seeking of prenatal care
for many women. For many woman, exposing body parts
especially to a man is considered a major violation to their
modesty as well as they heritage to have invasive procedure such
as vaginal examination by male practisioners.