Assessment of maternal and child health services during Mamta days in urban areas of Surat City

Background: Mamta Divas is a fixed day, fixed site, preventive, and promotive health-care service center for mother and child population. Growth health checkup, immunization, primary treatment, referral, and counseling services are provided by FHW (Female Health Worker), ANM (Auxiliary Nurse Midwife) and AWW (Anganwadi Worker).Objective: To study the reproductive and child health services during Mamta days among the beneficiaries of health-care facility centers.Materials and Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted in 20 urban health centers of Surat Corporation Area from July 2012 to June 2013 by using pretested, semi-structured questionnaire for the assessment of maternal and child health services during the Mamta days.Result: In all sites it was noted that vaccine vial monitor of vials was in stage I or II, freeze-sensitive vaccines were in liquid form, vaccines have readable label, all vaccines were within expiry date, and all providers knew which vaccine cannot be reused. Information about follow-up date was provided in 94.59% session sites, followed by family planning advice in 67.57%, and nutrition advice in 60.81%. Breast-feeding assessment and examination were not done by them. Abdominal palpation was not performed in 88.52% of session sites because of lack of privacy as separate rooms and curtains were unavailable.Conclusion: Maternal and child health services were not provided satisfactorily in many session sites, therefore, training and retraining of health workers is required for better outcome.