High-risk pregnancy portal opens

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 7

Haryana has achieved the distinction of becoming the first state in the country to launch high-risk pregnancy (HRP) portal. This portal not only helps in early identification of high-risk pregnant cases up to the grassroots level but also ensures their timely referral to civil hospitals for further management and delivery by specialists.

Health Minister Anil Vij said here yesterday that the initiative had been lauded by the Niti Aayog and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The high-risk pregnancy policy has been implemented across the state since November 2017, for identifying 100 per cent name-based high-risk pregnancy cases, and ensuring their delivery by specialists at the civil hospitals.

“This initiative will definitely increase the pace of decline in Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and still birth incidence as morbidity and mortality is quite high in high-risk pregnant cases, if not managed timely,” Health Minister Anil Vij added.