MESA, CHESCA CHARMAINE B.
BSN -2A
What is Safe Motherhood Program:
Safe motherhood is one of the important components of Reproductive
Health. It means ensuring that all women receive the care they need, to be
safe and healthy throughout pregnancy and childbirth. It is the ability of a
mother to have safe and healthy pregnancy and childbirth.
Vision:
For Filipino women to have full access to health services towards
making their pregnancy and delivery safer.
Mission:
Guided by the Department of Health FOURmula One Plus thrust and
the Universal Health Care Frame, the National Safe Motherhood Program is
committed to provide rational and responsive policy direction to its local
government partners in the delivery of quality maternal and newborn health
services with integrity and accountability using proven and innovative
approaches.
Objectives:
Local health officials emphasized the importance of pregnant women
having monthly check-ups to detect any risks associated with pregnancy and
prevent complications arising during childbirth as they continue to raise
awareness about Department of Health (DOH)'s Safe Motherhood Program.
The program's main objective is to ensure that Filipino women will
have full access to quality maternal health care services so they will have a
safer pregnancy and delivery of their child.
The Program contributes to the national goal of improving women's
health and well-being by:
1. Collaborating with Local Government Units in establishing sustainable,
cost-effective approach of delivering health services that ensure access of
disadvantaged women to acceptable and high quality maternal and newborn
health services and enable them to safely give birth in health facilities near
their homes
2. Establishing core knowledge base and support systems that facilitate the
delivery of quality maternal and newborn health services in the country.
Program Components
Component A: Local Delivery of the Maternal-Newborn Service
Package
This component supports LGUs in establishing and mobilizing the
service delivery network of public and private providers to enable them to
deliver the integrated maternal-newborn service package.
In each province and city, the following shall continue to be
undertaken:
1. Establishment of critical capacities to provide quality maternal-newborn
services through the organization and operation of a network of Service
Delivery Teams consisting of:
* Barangay Health Workers
* BEmONC Teams composed of Doctors, Nurses and Midwives
2. In collaboration with the Centers for health Development and relevant
national offices: Establishment of Reliable Sustainable Support Systems for
Maternal-Newborn Service Delivery through such initiatives as:
* Establishment of Safe Blood Supply Network with support from the
National Voluntary Blood Program
* Behavior Change Interventions in collaboration with the Health
Promotion and Communication Service
* Sustainable financing of maternal - newborn services and
commodities through locally initiated revenue generation and retention
activities including PhilHealth accreditation and enrollment.
Component B: National Capacity to Sustain Maternal-Newborn
Services
1. Operational and Regulatory Guidelines
* Identification and profiling of current FP users and identification of
potential FP clients and those with unmet need for FP (permanent or
temporary methods)
* Mainstreaming FP in the regions with high unmet need for FP
* Development and dissemination of Information, Education
Communication materials
* Advocacy and social mobilization for FP
2. Network of Training Providersa)31 Training Centers that provide BEmONC
Skills Training
3. Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Dissemination with support from
the Epidemiology Bureau and Health Policy Development and Planning
Bureaub)Monitoring and Supervision of Private Midwife Clinics in cooperation
with PRC Board of Midwifery and Professional Midwifery Organizations
* Maternal Death Reporting and Review System in collaboration with
Provincial and City Review Teams
* Annual Program Implementation Reviews with Provincial Health
Officers and Regional Coordinators
Partner Institutions
- Local Government Units
- Development Partners
Policies and Laws:
Republic Act No. 10354: Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive
Health Law (RPRH Act of 2012)
1. Administrative Order 2008-0029: Implementing Health Reforms to Rapidly
Reduce Maternal and Neonatal Mortality
2. Department Order 2009-0084: Guidelines Governing the Payment of
Training Fees relative to the Attendance of Health Workers to Basic
Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Skills Training Course at Duly
Designated Training Centers
3. Administrative Order 2011-0011: Establishment of Basic Emergency
Obstetric and Newborn Care Training Centers in Regional Hospitals and
Medical Centers
4. Administrative Order 2015-0020: Guidelines in the Administration of Life
Saving Drugs During Maternal Care Emergencies by Nurses and Midwiv
