This document outlines the key components of a Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) programme, including: 1) Essential obstetric care such as antenatal care, management of labor and delivery, postnatal care, and emergency obstetric services. 2) Neonatal care including essential newborn care, management of common newborn problems, and infant care including immunization and management of conditions like ARI and diarrhea. 3) Nutritional programs focused on preventing and managing nutritional anemia in pregnant women, young children, and adolescents. 4) Prevention and management of reproductive tract infections and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS through screening, prevention, treatment, counseling and

1. Components of RCH programme
Essential Obstetric Care
 Antenatal care:
 Confirmation of Pregnancy
 Registration of Pregnant mother
 Identification of Danger signs during pregnancy and
management
 Advices to pregnant women (health education and
counselling)
Nutrition
preparation for delivery
 family planning

2. Components of RCH programme
Essential Obstetric Care
 Intra-natal:
 Normal labour
- planning
- stages of normal labour
- onset of labour
- monitoring and management of labour
- prevention of infection (five cleans)
 Identification and Referral for high risk cases in labour
 Danger Signal during labour
 Emergencies obstetric care and referral system
- indications for referal
- first level referal unit
- transportation of mother
- care while transportation

3. Essential Obstetric Care
 Postnatal
 Importance of post natal care
 Breast feeding
 Exclusive breastfeeding
 Nutrition of Mother
 Hygiene and Sanitation
 Danger signals during immediate post partum period
 Counselling for breastfeeding, Nutrition and Family Planning
Components of RCH programme

4. Neonatal care
 Essential New born care
- Assessment of newborn
- Care at birth: Cord care, Eye care, Bath
- Assessment of Weight and management of low birth weight babies
- Breastfeeding
- Prevention of hypothermia
- Resuscitation of a new born who doesn’t cry at birth
- Management of Common newborn problems
Components of RCH programme

5. Components of RCH programme
 Infant care
- Immunization
- Vitamin A prophylaxis
- Causes of infant Morbidity and Mortality.
- Management of ARI and Diarrhoea.
- Management of Malnutrition
 Nutritional Anaemia, Nutrition for mother, Child and
adolescent
 Introduction of Nutritional Anaemia:
- What is anaemia?
- Causes of anaemia
- Clinical Signs and Symptoms of anaemia
 Implication of Anaemia during pregnancy, in young
children and adolescents
 Prevention of Nutritional Anaemia
- Under five
- Adolescent

7.  Prevention and management of RTI and STI including HIV/AIDS:
 Why RTI/STI are important?
 Detecting asymptomatic and symptomatic STI’s
 Prevention and Control
- partner identification
- Reaching vulnerable population
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- Gender based perspective
- Monitoring and Supervision of RTI/STI case management
 Management of RTI/STI:
- Clinical Approach - Syndromic approach and its importance
- Laboratory diagnosis
- Treatment and Follow up
 Counselling to
Components of RCH programme

8. Family planning methods and
abortion
Components of RCH programme