Archive · 11 Dec 2025
Officials directed to prevent maternal deaths in Prakasam
In Ongole, the district collector had a meeting with doctors to talk about how to stop mothers from dying during childbirth.
They found out that three mothers had died in the last six months.
The collector told the doctors to check on pregnant women regularly, give them the right medicines and food, and use good hospitals to help them.
He said that no mother should die when having a baby and that doctors should send women to bigger hospitals if they need more help.
Prakasam district collector P Raja Babu instructed medical authorities to prevent maternal deaths during a Maternal Death Review (MDR) Committee meeting.
Three maternal deaths were reviewed in the past six months.
The collector emphasized the importance of vigilance from conception through delivery and ordered regular monthly examinations for pregnant women.
Officials were directed to provide timely medicines, nutritional supplements, and appropriate medical guidance.
Doctors were advised to utilize modern medical facilities and make prompt referrals to higher facilities when necessary.
- Who
- Prakasam district collector P Raja Babu, medical authorities, and healthcare officials
- What
- Instructions to prevent maternal deaths and review of maternal fatalities
- When
- During a Maternal Death Review (MDR) Committee meeting held on Tuesday
- Where
- At the collectorate in Ongole, Prakasam district
- Why
- To ensure timely healthcare services and prevent maternal deaths during childbirth
- Location
- Ongole, Prakasam district
- Maternal deaths reviewed
- 3 in the past six months
- Meeting held
- Maternal Death Review (MDR) Committee meeting
- Key officials present
- Prakasam district collector P Raja Babu, DMHO Dr Venkateswara Rao, DIO Dr Kamalasri, GGH Ongole Gynaecology HOD Dr Sandhya Rani, private hospital representatives
- Instructions given
- Regular monthly examinations, timely provision of medicines and nutritional supplements, appropriate medical guidance for pregnant women, prompt referrals to higher facilities when necessary
