{"id":4628,"date":"2026-07-06T11:21:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.236.237.24\/?page_id=4628"},"modified":"2026-07-06T11:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:26:20","slug":"maternal-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhm.tn.gov.in\/ta\/maternal-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Maternal Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4628\" class=\"elementor elementor-4628\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52fed8d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52fed8d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aad00da elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-breadcrumbs-widget\" data-id=\"5aad00da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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(SRS 2022\u201324)<\/span>, significantly lower than the national average and well ahead of the UN Sustainable Development Goal target of less than 70.\n\nThe State is now working towards an ambitious <strong>Single Digit Maternal Mortality Ratio<\/strong> through comprehensive maternal healthcare services, high-risk pregnancy monitoring, quality institutional care and evidence-based clinical practices.\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stat-grid\">\n\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n<strong>25 per 1,00,000 Live Births<\/strong>\nMaternal Mortality Ratio\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n<strong>99.7%<\/strong>\n\nInstitutional Delivery Rate\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n<strong>11,333<\/strong>\n\nSUMAN Facilities\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n<strong>130<\/strong>\nCEmONC Centres\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n<strong>628<\/strong>\nBEmONC Centres\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>Major Maternal Health Initiatives<\/h3>\n<br.\n<div class=\"program-grid\">\n\n<div class=\"program-card\">\n\n<h4>\ud83d\udd34 State War Room &#038; Task Force<\/h4>\n\nReal-time monitoring of high-risk pregnancies through State and District Task Force Committees.\n\n<ul>\n<li>Tracks every high-risk pregnancy.<\/li>\n<li>Reviews maternal deaths.<\/li>\n<li>Closes red-flagged cases within 24 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Supports data-driven corrective action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"program-card\">\n\n<h4>\ud83d\udcde 24\u00d77 Call Centre Support<\/h4>\n\nA dedicated 25-seater State Call Centre along with District and PHC Call Centres provides continuous counselling for high-risk mothers.\n\n<strong>Beneficiaries (2025\u201326)<\/strong>\n\n<p>More than <strong>8.5 lakh mothers<\/strong> counselled.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"program-card\">\n\n<h4>\ud83d\udc76 Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)<\/h4>\n\nCash assistance encourages institutional deliveries.\n\n<ul>\n<li>\u20b9700 \u2013 Rural Areas<\/li>\n<li>\u20b9600 \u2013 Urban Areas<\/li>\n<li>3,45,388 Mothers Benefited<\/li>\n<li>Institutional Delivery Rate: 99.7%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"program-card\">\n\n<h4>\ud83c\udd93 Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK)<\/h4>\n\nProvides completely free maternal healthcare services.\n\n<ul>\n<li>Free Delivery<\/li>\n<li>Caesarean Section<\/li>\n<li>Medicines<\/li>\n<li>Diagnostics<\/li>\n<li>Blood Transfusion<\/li>\n<li>Diet<\/li>\n<li>Free Transport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Beneficiaries:<\/strong> 4,15,415 Mothers<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Drop-back Services:<\/strong> 2,87,759<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"program-card\">\n\n<h4>\ud83e\ude7a PMSMA Antenatal Camps<\/h4>\n\nSpecialist antenatal clinics are conducted on the 9th and 24th of every month.\n\n<ul>\n<li>Hypertension Screening<\/li>\n<li>Anaemia Detection<\/li>\n<li>Gestational Diabetes Screening<\/li>\n<li>Ultrasound Services<\/li>\n<li>Laboratory Investigations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>High-Risk Mothers Tracked:<\/strong> 5,53,479<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"program-card\">\n\n<h4>\ud83e\ude78 Anaemia-Free Tamil Nadu<\/h4>\n\nComprehensive maternal anaemia management through:\n\n<ul>\n<li>Iron &#038; Folic Acid Tablets<\/li>\n<li>IV Iron Therapy<\/li>\n<li>Blood Transfusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Beneficiaries:<\/strong> Over 12 Lakh Mothers<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"program-card\">\n\n<h4>\ud83c\udf6c Gestational Diabetes Screening<\/h4>\n\nUniversal three-stage screening at:\n\n<ul>\n<li>12\u201316 Weeks<\/li>\n<li>24\u201328 Weeks<\/li>\n<li>32\u201334 Weeks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Mothers Screened:<\/strong> 5.96 Lakh<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Cases Managed:<\/strong> 64,413<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"program-card\">\n\n<h4>\ud83d\udc9c SUMAN Programme<\/h4>\n\nEnsures respectful, dignified and quality maternal and newborn healthcare.\n\n<ul>\n<li>130 CEmONC Centres<\/li>\n<li>628 BEmONC Centres<\/li>\n<li>11,333 Health Facilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"program-card\">\n\n<h4>\ud83c\udf93 Midwifery-Led Care<\/h4>\n\nTamil Nadu&#8217;s first State Midwifery Training Institute at Madras Medical College prepares Nurse Practitioner Midwives to promote physiological childbirth and reduce unnecessary caesarean sections.\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"program-card\">\n\n<h4>\ud83c\udfe5 Emergency Obstetric Care Network<\/h4>\n\nA statewide network of 130 CEmONC Centres provides 24\u00d77 emergency obstetric and newborn care supported by 108 Ambulance referral services.\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"program-card\">\n\n<h4>\u2764\ufe0f Obstetric High Dependency Units<\/h4>\n\nProvides critical care for mothers with severe pregnancy complications.\n\n<p><strong>Critical Maternal Admissions (2025\u201326)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"color:#b71c1c;margin:10px 0;\">5,77,597<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"program-card\">\n\n<h4>\ud83d\udd2c Caesarean Section Audits<\/h4>\n\nAll Caesarean deliveries are reviewed using the Modified Robson Classification System to promote evidence-based 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