{"id":639,"date":"2025-08-27T03:38:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T03:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.236.237.24\/?page_id=639"},"modified":"2026-07-11T11:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T11:27:49","slug":"hbyc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhm.tn.gov.in\/ta\/hbyc\/","title":{"rendered":"HBYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"639\" class=\"elementor elementor-639\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df48e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2df48e0\" 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-ea6c894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-breadcrumbs-widget\" data-id=\"ea6c894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ul class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs hfe-breadcrumbs-show-home\"><li class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-item hfe-breadcrumbs-first\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-home-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nhm.tn.gov.in\/ta\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-text\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8da15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b8da15\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb900c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efb900c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7acc748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7acc748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section\">\n\n<!-- HERO -->\n<div class=\"nhm-hero\">\n<div class=\"nhm-hero-content\">\n<div class=\"nhm-tag\">Home Based Care for Young Child (HBYC)<\/div>\n<h2>Home Based Care for Young Child (HBYC)<\/h2>\nHome Based Care for Young Child (HBYC) is a joint initiative of the <strong>Ministry of Health and Family Welfare<\/strong> and the <strong>Ministry of Women and Child Development<\/strong>. The programme is implemented under the National Health Mission as an extension of the Home Based New Born Care (HBNC) programme.\n\nUnder HBNC, ASHAs conduct home visits for newborns until the <strong>42nd day after birth<\/strong>. However, a gap existed in household health system contact beyond this period. To address this gap, HBYC introduces additional home visits between the <strong>3rd and 15th months<\/strong> of a child\u2019s life.\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nhm-hero-image\">\n<div class=\"nhm-highlight-stat\">\n<div class=\"big\">5<\/div>\nScheduled Home Visits Between 3rd &amp; 15th Month\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- OVERVIEW -->\n<div class=\"nhm-banner\">\n\nUnder HBYC, ASHAs and Anganwadi Workers (AWW) conduct quarterly home visits during the <strong>3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th and 15th months<\/strong>. The visit schedule for low birth weight babies, SNCU discharges and NRC discharges is harmonized with the HBYC schedule.\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- GOALS -->\n<h3>Goals of the Programme<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card-grid\">\n<div class=\"info-card\">\n<h4>Child Nutrition<\/h4>\nPromoting good child nutrition through appropriate infant and young child feeding practices.\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-card\">\n<h4>Immunization<\/h4>\nEnsuring age appropriate immunization.\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-card\">\n<h4>Early Childhood Development<\/h4>\nPromoting optimal early childhood development.\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-card\">\n<h4>Reduced Morbidity &amp; Mortality<\/h4>\nReducing child morbidity and mortality through appropriate health care seeking behaviour.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- FEEDING PRACTICES -->\n<h3>Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices<\/h3>\n<div class=\"nhm-section-alt\">\n<ul class=\"objective-list\">\n \t<li>Early initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth<\/li>\n \t<li>Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months<\/li>\n \t<li>Appropriate complementary feeding after six months with continued breastfeeding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<!-- KEY DOMAINS -->\n<h3>Four Key Intervention Domains<\/h3>\n<div class=\"stat-grid\">\n<div class=\"stat-card\"><strong style=\"font-size:30px\">Nutrition<\/strong>\nChild Nutrition Promotion<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\"><strong style=\"font-size:30px\">Health<\/strong>\nHealth Monitoring &amp; Support<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\"><strong style=\"font-size:30px\">Development<\/strong>\nEarly Childhood Development<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\"><strong style=\"font-size:30px\">WASH<\/strong>\nWater, Sanitation &amp; Hygiene<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- IMPLEMENTATION -->\n<h3>Implementation of the Programme<\/h3>\n<!-- PHASE 1 -->\n<div class=\"nhm-section-alt\">\n<h3>Phase 1<\/h3>\n<div class=\"info-box\">Programme initiated in aspirational districts: <strong>Ramanathapuram and Virudhunagar<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<ul class=\"objective-list\">\n \t<li>22 Blocks covered (11 blocks in each district).<\/li>\n \t<li>HBYC guidelines prepared with Directorate of Public Health &amp; Preventive Medicine and issued by NHM.<\/li>\n \t<li>Guidelines translated and communicated to districts in Tamil.<\/li>\n \t<li>Training conducted at State, District, Block and Facility level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"stat-grid\">\n<div class=\"stat-card\"><strong style=\"font-size:30px\">Jan 2019 \u2013 Mar 2019<\/strong>\nTraining Period<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\"><strong style=\"font-size:30px\">129<\/strong>\nBatches Conducted<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\"><strong style=\"font-size:30px\">3837<\/strong>\nFunctionaries Trained<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\"><strong style=\"font-size:30px\">30,204<\/strong>\nChildren Benefitted<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"program-block\">Performance-based incentives provided to ASHA and AWW workers. \u20b9250 incentive provided for completion of 5 home visits.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- PHASE 2 -->\n<div class=\"nhm-section-alt\">\n<h3>Phase 2<\/h3>\n<div class=\"info-box\">To scale up HBYC implementation, additional districts were selected based on high Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) indicators.<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-grid\">\n<div class=\"info-card\">Tiruvannamalai<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-card\">Thanjavur<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-card\">Tirupathur<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-card\">Krishnagiri<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-card\">Pudukkottai<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-card\">Theni<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-card\">Kallakurichi<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-card\">Villupuram<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-card\">Tiruvarur<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-card\">Dindigul<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION -->\n<h3>Supportive Supervision<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card-grid\">\n<div class=\"info-card\">Supervision by SHN \/ CHN \/ BMO \/ DMCHO for ASHA &amp; VHN services.<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-card\">CDPO and Programme Officers supervise AWW services.<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-card\">At least one supervisory visit conducted every month.<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-card\">VHN conducts joint visits with ASHAs\/AWWs for at least 10% of newborns.<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-card\">Activities monitored by Medical Officers and reviewed at district level.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- MONITORING -->\n<h3>Monitoring and Evaluation<\/h3>\n<div class=\"nhm-banner\">\n\nMonitoring and reporting are carried out by officials from the Maternal and Child Health Wing under the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.\n\nProgramme progress is reviewed monthly at the State level. Districts submit regular reports on trainings and home visits conducted under HBYC. Quarterly reports are submitted to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.\n\nA structured data collection system tracks children receiving HBYC visits and integrates with the <strong>RCH Portal of Government of India<\/strong>. Programme outcomes are evaluated based on child health and nutrition indicators and reviewed as part of child health programme monitoring.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Home Based Care for Young Child (HBYC) Home Based Care for Young Child (HBYC) Home Based Care for Young Child (HBYC) is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Women and Child Development. 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