Birth waiting home launched in Kangpokpi
Kangpokpi Correspondent4 Dec 2022
Pregnant women from remote and far-flung areas to be made to stay in the Birth Waiting Home 7 to 10 days before their expected date of delivery.
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Pregnant women from remote and far-flung areas to be made to stay in the Birth Waiting Home 7 to 10 days before their expected date of delivery.
The food items were displayed to let the women become aware that many affordable foods items also contain good nutritional values, Imphal City Roshnichand Torangbam CDPO said.
Formula milk companies are paying social media platforms and influencers to gain direct access to pregnant women and mothers to drive sales of breast-milk substitutes, thus dissuading mothers from breastfeeding, says WHO.
Deputy commissioner Rangnamei Rang Peter urged key departments in the district for coordination and cooperation to make the observation of Rashtriya Poshan Maah in the district successful.
CM Biren also inaugurated the Keisam Mapa Bridge and the Lairikyengbam Leikai-Heikumakhong Bridge along with Works Minister Th Biswajit Singh on Tuesday.
Pregnant women can now register on CoWIN or walk-in to the nearest COVID Vaccination Centre (CVC) to get themselves vaccinated.
Stating that pregnant women are vulnerable to infection, MSCW drew government attention for making arrangements of centres for child delivery and centres for COVID-19 infected pregnant women to all the districts of Manipur.
It has been reported that the child died at the spot after birth.