Open AccessRespectful maternity care in the achievement of universal health coverage
Author(s) -
Humaira Ansari,
Rajiv Yeravdekar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
national medical journal of india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 0970-258X
DOI - 10.25259/nmji_517_19
Subject(s) - universal health care , maternity care , government (linguistics) , scheme (mathematics) , universal coverage , health care , component (thermodynamics) , medicine , economic growth , health policy , economics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , linguistics , philosophy , physics , thermodynamics
The attainment of universal health coverage (UHC) is incomplete without achieving respectful maternity care (RMC). While planning for UHC, the need and importance of RMC should be considered. In India, the government has started a health scheme on UHC, namely the Ayushman Bharat Scheme. RMC being an important component of UHC, if not achieved, will result in failure to achieve UHC in the true sense.