Natl Med J India
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Respectful maternity care is a fundamental right of every childbearing woman. It contributes to ensuring a positive outcome for mothers as well as newborns, and aims to address health inequalities. ⋯ The lack of respectful maternity care results in failure in accessing institutional services. Thus, it is essential to design context-specific and evidence-based interventions as well as formulate policies and programmes to reduce disrespectful maternity care.
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In addition to maternal mortality, information on maternal near miss and severe maternal morbidity are important in maternal healthcare. We aimed to determine the incidence, causes and outcome of severe maternal morbidity and near miss, and the sociodemographic and obstetric factors associated with these at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Delhi. ⋯ The burden of severe maternal morbidity and near miss is high. These need to be identified and managed at the earliest.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
High uptake of an innovative mobile phone application among community health workers in rural India: An implementation study.
We assessed the uptake, feasibility and effectiveness of an mHealth intervention in improving the performance of village-based frontline workers, called accredited social health activists (ASHAs), to increase the coverage of maternal, newborn and child health services in rural India. ⋯ A high degree of acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness for the mHealth intervention among ASHAs was supported by its widespread use.
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Case Reports
Hyperthyroidism due to involvement of thyroid gland in disseminated tuberculosis: A rare entity.
Involvement of the thyroid gland with tuberculosis (TB) is unusual and is commonly associated with hypothyroidism. Involvement of the thyroid as a part of disseminated TB is even rarer. ⋯ We present a 16-year-old immunocompetent girl with disseminated TB involving the thyroid gland and the right radius bone with features of hyperthyroidism. The patient responded well to anti-TB treatment.
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Postgraduate (PG) training in general medicine requires reorientation to meet the healthcare needs of India. In this pilot study, we designed a secondary hospital (SH) posting for medicine PGs to sensitize them to the practice of medicine and challenges in a rural SH setting. ⋯ A short SH posting can positively sensitize PGs to the practice of medicine and challenges in secondary care settings.