Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, indicated that the initiative aims at the early detection of B virus, human immunodeficiency virus and syphilis infection for pregnant women, as well as reducing maternal deaths. caused by these diseases, and the initiative also includes monitoring the conditions of the mother and the newborn for 42 days, after termination of the pregnancy, in order to discover the risk factors for the mother or the newborn, and to adopt the appropriate measures, as well as dispensing the necessary micronutrients in the postpartum period.
Abdul Ghaffar added that the initiative ensures the confidentiality of adequate analyzes and tests by selecting reagents with international quality standards, also includes advice to prevent disease and requires the woman’s approval and willingness to serve.
He stressed that the initiative is sustainable within the services of health units and maternal and child care centers, in the context of the activation and improvement of the quality of routine services provided by maternal and child care, and provides for the realization a clinical visit to assess the general condition of the pregnant woman and the fetus and find out the risk factors that may accompany pregnancy, tetanus vaccination and measurement of height and weight Blood pressure, various analyzes necessary to detect the anemia or to determine if the mother needs an injection of Anti-D after delivery, in addition to a complete urinalysis to detect albumin and urinary system diseases and necessary micronutrients are dispensed during pregnancy.
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