Gramin Vikas Sansthan

Oxytocin Initiative Project

Goal

To reduce requests made by community members for inappropriate use of uterotonics to speed up labour

Objectives

  • Increase awareness within community including pregnant mothers and family members on the effect of uterotonics to speed up labour
  • Identify and sensitise informal providers (Quacks and Dais) and frontline health care providers to reduce the use of uterotonics in labour

Project Area

32 gram panchayats of Bachhrawan Block of District Rae Bareli

Target Audience

Pregnant mothers

Progress

  • Completed village profiling (basic information of gram panchayats) of 32 gram panchayats
  • 120 mothers' groups have been formed