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Improving maternal nutrition in public health facilities by strengthening the dietary component of Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram – A government of India programme

Annie Kuruvilla, Department of Foods & Nutrition, Faculty of Family & Community Sciences, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, Komal Panchasara, Nilam Pancha, Department of Foods & Nutrition, Faculty of Family & Community Sciences, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, Population Research Center, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
2021 Malaysian journal of nutrition  

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The Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) is a government of India initiative for all pregnant women visiting public health facilities, with many free entitlements – free diet being one. After an in-depth study of existing dietary provisions in all community health centres, an elaborate cyclic-weekly nutritious menu was designed taking into consideration the latest recommendations (2019) by the Ministry of Family and Child Welfare, India to improve maternal health nutrition. Methods: The
more » ... h functionaries from all ten community health centres of rural Vadodara were chosen for an in-depth estimation of the different meals served in the facilities. Standard measuring cups and spoons were used to measure the exact serving sizes for each person. Each meal served was supervised, checked and quantified in triplicate, while macro- and micronutrients were calculated using the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (Longvah et al. 2017). To bridge the gap in service delivery, two new models of cyclic-weekly menu were developed, keeping in mind the amount per mother per day as one hundred Indian rupees. Results: On average the foods served in the community health centres provided 69% of recommended energy intake, while mean recommended dietary allowance met for protein was 51%, calcium 18%, iron 50%, and fat 267%. Conclusion: The recommendations specified in this paper would improve the nutritional status of all pregnant and lactating women availing the services in rural health facilities, which would go a long way in ensuring safe and healthy motherhood.
doi:10.31246/mjn-2021-0009 fatcat:xviwfxb6irdelpigtek45ynjmq
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Annie Kuruvilla, Department of Foods & Nutrition, Faculty of Family & Community Sciences, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, Komal Panchasara, Nilam Pancha, Department of Foods & Nutrition, Faculty of Family & Community Sciences, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, Population Research Center, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. "Improving maternal nutrition in public health facilities by strengthening the dietary component of Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram – A government of India programme." Malaysian journal of nutrition 27.3 (2021)