The programme is intended to provide an opportunity to medical personnel and private practitioners for upgrading their knowledge and skills in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) for providing better quality of MCH services. The programme covers the concepts, practices and application for knowledge in the field of MCH services and aims at improving the knowledge and skills of medical personnel working both in the governmental health care delivery system and the private sector. This programme is considered as a Continuing Medical Education programme by Medical Council of India
After completion of this programme, a student should be able to achieve the following objectives: imbibe comprehensive knowledge of ongoing Maternal and Child Programmes and be able to manage Health Care Services at different institutional levels; tackle the disease out breaks and effectively manage the National Health Programmes especially in relation to MCH services; provide antenatal care including those of high risk pregnancy, conduct normal delivery, handle common emergency care related to pregnancy and its outcome and identify referral situations; manage common gynecological morbidity and provide family planning services; provide newborn care, identify high risk babies, diagnose and manage common childhood morbidity including emergencies; and acquire knowledge on nutritional needs, assess growth and development to children and manage their respective problems.