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SNEHA- Madhya Pradesh

Intervention on Nutritional Anaemia Prevention and Maternal and Child Health Nutrition

SNEHA- Madhya Pradesh

Project Period: 2024 – 2027

Location: 25 villages, 17 in Ratlam block and 8 in Jaora block of Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh, India

Women have unique nutritional needs, particularly regarding iron. Once a girl reaches menarche, her iron requirements increase, often not met through diet alone. Pregnancy and breastfeeding are other crucial periods when nutritional needs significantly rise. Undernourished and anaemic women who become pregnant face poor pregnancy outcomes, while inadequate child nutrition affects growth and cognitive development. Girls are particularly disadvantaged due to gender-discriminative norms, perpetuating a cycle of undernutrition and anaemia from birth onwards.

According to NFHS-5 data, 67.1% of children aged 6-59 months in India are anaemic, with higher rates in Madhya Pradesh (72.7%) and Ratlam (74%). Among pregnant women aged 15-49 years, 52.2% are anaemic, with rates even higher in Madhya Pradesh (52.9%) and Ratlam (61.7%).

Colostrum, the first milk produced after childbirth, is rich in lactoferrin, which regulates iron absorption in the body. However, only about 41.8% of children receive colostrum in the first hour of life. Additionally, in Madhya Pradesh, 19% of children under five are wasted, 35.7% are stunted, and 33% are underweight, highlighting widespread malnutrition and its severe impact on child health and development.

Against this backdrop, CHETNA is implementing a project in the rural villages of Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh, to improve adolescent, maternal, and child nutrition and address anaemia. Our focus is on raising awareness and providing interventions to enhance the nutritional status of children and women across communities.

Objectives     

  • To reduce the prevalence of nutritional anaemia among adolescent girls and pregnant, lactating and newly married women of Ratlam and Jaora block of Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh.
  • To create awareness about nutrition, health, hygiene and sanitation concerned to children, adolescents and women among community people.
  • To reduce undernutrition among children up to 2 years

Activities:

  • One-to-one counselling and group sessions on health, nutrition and anaemia
  • Demonstration of nutritious food recipe
  • Weight Monitoring of children
  • Awareness/counselling of Family members especially male members
  • Mass Awareness activities
  • Training of Frontline workers

Expected Result

  • Increase knowledge on preventive steps for anaemia in pregnant women, lactating mothers and adolescent girls by up to 25%.
  • Reduce more than 25% of anaemia in adolescent girls and women.
  • Increase knowledge about Antenatal care services during pregnancy and Early Initiation of breastfeeding in newborns by up to 25%.
  • Increase the weight of undernourished children by up to 35%.


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