CHILD SURVIVAL AND SAFE MOTHERHOOD PROGRAM

CHILD SURVIVAL AND SAFE MOTHERHOOD PROGRAM (CSSM) (CHILD HEALTH NURSING)

Updated 2024

INTRODUCTION

• CSSM program launched on 20^th August 1992
• CSSM program is directed at achieving 9 of the 17 goals of National Health Policy (1983) which are related to maternal and child health

OBJECTIVES OF CSSM

• Giving strength to universal immunization program
• Giving continual ORT to children below 5 years of age against respiratory infections
• Protect children below 3 years of age against blindness caused by deficiency of vitamin A
• Providing iron and folic acid tablets to pregnant mothers, lactating mothers and children below 5 years of age to protect them against malnutritional anemia
• To bring improvement in the care of infants and mothers at community level

ACTIVITIES OF CSSM

Children

• Essential newborn care
• Immunization
• Appropriate management of diarrhea
• Appropriate management for acute respiratory infections
• Vitamin “A” prophylaxis

Mother

• Immunization
• Prevention and treatment of anemia
• Antenatal care and early identification of maternal complications
• Deliveries by trained personnel
• Promotional of institutional deliveries
• Management of obstetric emergencies
• Birth spacing

GOALS OF CSSM

• To decrease IMR, MMR and under five mortality rate
• Polio eradication by 2000 AD
• Neonatal tetanus elimination by 1995
• Measles prevention
• Diarrhea – prevention of 70% deaths and 25% cases by 2000 AD
• Acute respiratory infections (ARI), prevention of 40% deaths by 2000 AD

COMPONENTS OF CSSM – 3E’S

• Essential maternal care
• Early identification of complications
• Emergency obstetric care

STRATEGIES OF CSSM

• To improve maternal care and promote birth spacing
• To train medical and other health personnel in essential newborn care
• To use of low cost effective and locally available equipment for newborn
• To provide basic facilities for care for low birth weight and sick newborns in first referral units and district hospitals
• Create awareness about essential newborn care among healthcare providers, pregnant women and mother of the newborns

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