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__ ** First visit to an ANM ** __

Meena’s baby has completed 6 weeks. Meena is very happy being a mother and is taking extra care of her daughter as advised by the doctor. She took her baby today to the Village Health Nutrition and Sanitation Day. Meena informed the ANM that she is facing some problems feeding her baby. The area around her nipple had become red and she gets pain when she puts the baby to breast. ANM advised her not to wash her breast often with soap and water and correct way to position the baby on breast. The ANM weighed her baby and marked it on a card. ANM explained to Meena that although the weight of the baby has increased, she still falls in the yellow zone on the card. She praised Meena for caring for her baby so well and encouraged her to continue doing so. ANM also gave her baby two injections and an oral drops. She told Meena that some babies get fever after getting DPT vaccine. The ANM explained to Meena how to keep the baby warm during winter months. The ANM showed her a card and reminded her about the danger signs for young infants.

__** Resources: **__ - Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine Chapters: Health Programs in India, Preventive Medicine in Obstetrics, Paediatrics and Geriatrics, Nutrition and Health

For Breast Feeding Queries: [|Breast feeding and Complementary feeding: A guide for the parents]

[|Guidelines for Antenatal Care and Skilled Attendance at Birth by ANMs and LHVs]

[|Module 1: Management of normal pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period - Care during pregnancy-Antenatal care] [|Page No :– 35-45 and 55]

[|Navjaat Shishu Suraksha Yojana: Basic Newborn Care and Resuscitation Program Training Manual;] [|Chapter 2 and Chapter 5]