The programme is intended to provide an opportunity to medical personnel and private practitioners for upgrading their knowledge and skills in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) for providing better quality of MCH services.

The programme covers the concepts, practices and application for knowledge in the field of MCH services and aims at improving the knowledge and skills of medical personnel working both in the governmental health care delivery system and the private sector and not for registration of additional qualification by MCI.

Objectives:

After completion of this programme, a student should be able to achieve the following objectives:

• imbibe comprehensive knowledge of ongoing Maternal and Child Programmes and be able to manage Health Care Services at different institutional levels;

• tackle the disease outbreaks and effectively manage the National Health Programmes especially in relation to MCH services;

• provide antenatal care including those of high risk pregnancy, conduct normal delivery, handle common emergency care related to pregnancy and its outcome and identify referral situations;

• manage common gynecological morbidity and provide family planning services;
• • provide newborn care, identify high risk babies, diagnose and manage common childhood morbidity including emergencies; and

   

  • acquire knowledge on nutritional needs, assess growth and development of children and manage their respective problems.

MBBS. For PGDMCH, the experience does not necessarily mean work experience in Government service. It will be counted as period between the date of completion of internship and June 30 of the year in which s/he is applying for admission, irrespective of place of work. PGDMCH is being offered through Programme Study Centre (Medical Colleges) and Skill Development Centres (District Hospitals) which would be allocated by the Regional Centre after finalisation of the admission

Rs.30,000/- for full programme.