Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) provides assured, comprehensive, and quality antenatal care to pregnant women on which specific day of every month?
- A 1st of every month
- B 15th of every month
- C 9th of every month ✓
- D Last Friday of every month
Correct answer: C. 9th of every month
Explanation
PMSMA was launched by the Government of India in June 2016 to provide free, assured, and comprehensive ANC on the 9th of every month at government health facilities. It targets all pregnant women in their second and third trimesters and is delivered by OBGYN specialists or medical officers, focusing on high-risk identification. It is an important component of the RMNCH+A strategy.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.
High-yield for: NEET PGINI-CETNExTFMGEUSMLEPLABMRCP
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