परिवार कल्याण निदेशालय
राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षेत्र दिल्ली सरकार

Reproductive, Maternal, New-born, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) framework was launched in 2013. It essentially aims to address the major causes of mortality and morbidity among women and children. This framework also helps to understand the delays in accessing and utilizing health care services.

Based on the framework, comprehensive care is provided to women and children through thematic areas of reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health. The programmes and strategies developed are guided by tenets of equity, universal care, entitlement and accountability to provide ‘continuum of care’ ensuring equal focus on various life stages.

A new initiative - SUMAN –Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan has been launched with an aim to provide assured, dignified, respectful and Quality healthcare at no cost and zero tolerance for denial of services for every woman and newborn visiting the public health facility in order to end all preventable maternal and newborn deaths and morbidities and assuring a positive birthing experience. The expected outcome of this new initiative is "Zero Preventable Maternal and Newborn Deaths and high quality of maternity care delivered with dignity and respect."

Following this strategy, the Maternal Health Section at Dte. of Family Welfare strives to provide quality services to pregnant women and their newborns through various interventions and programmes, building capacity of health personnel and routine health systems strengthening activities.