The number of deliveries by skilled midwives is 100 percent, and 99 percent undergo 3 prenatal checkups as per the standards.
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Tinau Rural Municipality of Palpa has been declared a municipality with full institutional maternity services. Health Branch Chief Krishna Karki informed that the declaration was made as per the standard process after collecting data on women who gave birth in all six wards of the rural municipality.
In the previous fiscal year, 207 women gave birth in the rural municipality, of which 96 percent had four prenatal check-ups as per the standard, and 100 percent had deliveries in health institutions. The number of women who gave birth under skilled obstetricians is 100 percent, while 99 percent had three prenatal check-ups as per the standard. After all the wards are declared, the local level should be recommended to the district health office for declaration. Pokharel, acting chief of the Palpa Health Office, said that there is a provision to declare the local level after the representative of the District Reproductive Health Coordination Committee conducts on-site monitoring of the local level and verifies that the specified criteria have been met, and then gives permission.
The committee at the local level should conduct a simple survey of at least 10 percent of the number of births and ensure that the criteria have been met as specified. When the criteria are met, the concerned ward is provided with a certificate of being a ward with full institutional maternity services.
Tinau Rural Municipality has been providing eggs during pregnancy check-ups as per the rules to encourage pregnancy check-ups according to the protocol and to promote nutrition. The health branch has stated that all transportation expenses incurred while going to any health facility for delivery are reimbursed. Health Branch Chief Karki said that due to geographical complexity, scattered settlements, lack of awareness, economic reasons, neglect of health, etc., pregnant women in Tinau Rural Municipality need to undergo regular prenatal checkups and follow up continuously for institutional delivery.
