{"id":120687,"date":"2017-10-02T03:30:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T07:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=120687"},"modified":"2017-10-02T03:30:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T07:30:08","slug":"house-okays-maternal-healthcare-measure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/02\/house-okays-maternal-healthcare-measure\/","title":{"rendered":"House okays maternal healthcare measure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on final reading a measure seeking to strengthen health and nutrition programs for pregnant and lactating women, as well as infants, young children and adolescent girls.<\/p>\n

With 227 affirmative votes, members of the lower chamber passed House Bill 5777, otherwise known as the proposed \u201cKalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-Nanay Act\u201d, aimed at strengthening health care for mothers and their newborn children in the first 1,000 days.<\/p>\n

The bill mandates the Department of Health (DOH) and the National Nutritional Council (NNC) Governing Board to formulate a comprehensive program to operationalize the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition, which provides the government\u2019s strategy to eradicate hunger and malnutrition.<\/p>\n

DIWA Partylist Rep. Emmeline Aglipay-Villar, principal author of the bill, said maintaining the health of the pregnant mother is crucial to prevent both maternal and infant mortalities.<\/p>\n

Villar also said the bill ensures a good nutritional foundation for a healthy child.<\/p>\n

\u201cMothers who do not receive the proper nutrition while pregnant usually give birth to babies who are Small for their Gestational Age,\u201d Villar said.<\/p>\n

For the first 270 days of conception and pregnancy, nutritionally-at-risk poor pregnant women shall receive pre-natal care, nutrition and counseling, PhilHealth enrolment, social welfare support and special care.<\/p>\n

Women shall also receive support and intervention during and after childbirth wherein they can be assured of admission and proper treatment at medical facilities, as well as follow-up check-ups and counseling at the community level.<\/p>\n

Delivery of health and nutrition services for adolescent girls, girls of reproductive age and teenage mothers shall include the provision of age-appropriate vaccines, provision of oral health services and provision of anti-helmintic drug for deworming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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