Hospital Disaster Management and Mother-Child Health Schemes

Vocabulary terms covering hospital disaster classification and maternal/neonatal health initiatives derived from lecture notes.

Internal Disaster

A type of disaster limited to the hospital premises, occurring due to events such as fire or exposure to hazardous material, and requiring a localized small response.

External Disaster

A disaster that may affect the community or hospital, occurring due to events such as an earthquake or epidemic, and requiring a broad and larger response.

JSY (Janani Suraksha Yojana)

A scheme launched on $12$ April $2005$ with the goal of reducing MMR and NMR by promoting institutional delivery among poor pregnant women at no expense.

MMR

Maternal Mortality Ratio, an indicator the JSY scheme aims to reduce.

NMR

Neonatal Mortality Ratio, an indicator the JSY scheme aims to reduce.

Institutional Delivery

The practice of giving birth in a medical facility rather than at home, which JSY facilitates to improve health outcomes for poor pregnant women.