Nutritional aspects training at Home Science College , Hyderabad

Here is report of our Mahila coordinator Smt Neeraja,who has attended the nutritional programme on 3rd of July at the home science college along with 32 of our mahila members. Readers will recognize this is a programme organized in its series to educate our young men and women on nutritional aspects that need to be taught and practiced in our SSS VIP services in Hyderabad district.You will recall we have on going training sessions on medical,Agriculture,nutritional and health and hygiene,employment,info technology aspects by our Technical groups of SSS VIP continuously. Therefore do not miss to pick them up.Also help us to find out experts in those areas to enable our teams to impart the necessary basics in turn to the village folk.

Report of our Mahila Coordinator Smt Neeraja (MSc Food & Nutrition,SSSHIL ) on the Training Programme on "The importance of Mother's Health in giving birth to a healthy child."

By Swami's GRACE the training program on Health and Nutrition started on 3rd of July at the Home Science College campus in Lakadikapul. It is to train our sevadal members from 18 of our samithis.We had 32 members representing the samithis for this programme from 2pm to 4 pm.The Class was conducted by Dr.Uma Devi garu, Dept of Human Development and Family Sudies assisted by her Msc student and Research asst.The important points covered were:

1. Diet -Consume a minor cereal,like Ragi which is rich in Calcium and Iron along with a major cereal.

2. Replacing jaggery to sugar increases Iron intake.

3. Physical health should be protected from any serious infections which may be transferred to the baby giving birth to handicapped, premature, low birth weight babies.

4. Any chronic illness like BP, diabeties should be taken utmost care under the supervision of a doctor.

5. Self medication is dangerous esp. in the first 3 months.

6. Mental peace and health of the mother is very important in childs mental development. This should be told both to the pregnant woman and other family memebers.

7. Smoking, Alchohol, consuming chalk, mud, (cartogens) etc., should be stopped atleast in pregnancy.

8. After 6th month maximum rest is advised and no strainous work to be done.

Should be away from family life after 5th month.

9. Age of the mother at prgnancy should not be less then 18 years.

10. A gap of 3 years between 2 children should be maintained for the mother to regain her physical loss of enery and weight.

11. Delivery to be done by trained personnel, or at PHC etc.

12. Regular health check-ups, taking iron supplements, TT injections to be followed up.

Anthropometry was made lively by the team, with the help of their creche children. We were taught how to measure height, weight and mid arm circumference using Salter machine, UNICEF weigh Bar, Tri colored Strip, Fibre glass tape etc. We were given a weight graph chart and made to plot different weights and explained how to interpret.We had the opportunity to visit the creche and activity room maintained by the department. We were served hot Samosa and tea.