Make a Mother Survive

Mother is not a name, it’s a title that woman receives on the birth of her child. It’s a feeling, emotion, bond and above all a relationship that makes woman complete. Woman is said to be incomplete till the time she experience the feeling of motherhood. But unfortunately in our nation, many mothers lose their motherhood in first few months of the birth of a child. According to the State of the World's Mothers Report 2013, released recently by US-rooted organization Save the Children, India has the highest 3,09,300 first day deaths in the world, i.e. 29% of all the first day deaths in the world. Save the Children ranks 176 countries on maternal and child mortality.

These facts are not just shocking but alarming too. Infact Madhya Pradesh is having the highest Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) among all the states. Conditions are serious in rural MP, where about 63 out of every 1000 births die before the age of one. The average IMR for the country is 54 per thousand live births, a three-point drop again from the IMR of 2010 (57). The rural IMR all over India is 48, with the good performers being small states i.e. Goa & Manipur with just 11 deaths per 1000 births. MP is known for having the worst IMR in the country from the last 10 years.

Study says that major reasons for the high rate of neonatal deaths are premature birth, hygiene & maternal health. Above and beyond, cultural practices like early marriage and child bearing cause low birth weights and stunting and cannot be ignored when we talk about high rates of neonatal deaths.

Government is running various healthcare schemes to improve the conditions and eradicate this evil but citizens’ support is must to bring it in effect at large level. This is an alarming issue. Schemes like Prasav hetu parovahan evam upchar yojana, 24X7 labour rooms, newborn corners, Navjat Sishu Karyakarm, Vijaya Raje Janani Kalyan Bima Yojna, Janani Express Yojana, Bhagyashree Child Welfare Policy, Janani Suraksha Yojna and neonatal intensive care units are opened in hospitals in rural areas to reduce this frightening IMR. These schemes can be effective only with mass support. Needy women are unaware of the information about these facilities which government is providing free of cost and spreading this vital information as far as possible can save many lives. Every time death of an infant is death of a mother & her motherhood. This pain is just unbearable & inexpressible in words. Only a women can understand this feeling and every year almost 3,09,300 families are going through this pain.

You can #MakeAMotherSurvive by making her child survive. It can be done by spreading the information about government schemes and bringing awareness among people. So, what are you waiting for...Explore SearchSchemes.com where details of all the healthcare schemes are mentioned along with their application procedure and spread these schemes like a fire to burn this terrifying IMR of our country. This is the best gift you can give to your mother and various would be mothers of nation. Happy Mother’s Day!!!