Evaluation of reproductive health of more than 244 thousand women in Hormozgan

Bandar Abbas - Vice President of Health of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences announced the evaluation of the reproductive health of more than 244 thousand women during the provincial campaign to identify pregnant women and promote reproductive health.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan Yahya Mirzadeh, explaining the results of the provincial campaign to identify pregnant women and promote reproductive health, which was carried out from July 13 to September 31, 1405, he said: In this campaign, 244,676 women in the province were comprehensively evaluated for reproductive health, which is equivalent to 64.3% of the target population.

He added: Within the framework of this program, 116 thousand 368 women received specialized childbearing counseling. Also, 4,698 pregnant women and 979 infertile women were identified, which indicates the importance of active and targeted identification in improving access to reproductive health services.

Emphasizing the importance of early detection of pregnancy and fair access to reproductive health services, the Vice President of Health of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences stated: All the services provided in this campaign were provided free of charge, and improving the health of mothers, reducing complications during pregnancy, and preventing the deaths of mothers and babies were among the main goals of this program.

Mirzadeh continued: This campaign was implemented with the participation of health system employees in health homes, health centers and comprehensive urban and rural health service centers of the province. During the implementation of the program, in addition to early identification of pregnant women and provision of the necessary care, couples with infertility problems were also identified and referred to the relevant centers to receive specialized services.

Pointing to the necessity of continuing care after the end of the campaign, he noted that following up on the health status of identified mothers and babies and continuing to provide care and counseling services are among the priorities of the province's health and treatment network, and these measures will continue with the aim of improving the quality of maternal and child health services and improving family health indicators.

In the end, while appreciating the efforts of experts, health care workers, nurses and other health system employees as well as the cooperation of families in the implementation of this program, the vice president of health of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences emphasized on the continuation of active identification measures, development of coverage of reproductive health services and strengthening of maternal and newborn care.