Which of the following statements about LaQshya — a Labour Room Qualit

Which of the following statements about LaQshya — a Labour Room Quality Improvement Initiative, launched recently by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, is/are correct ?

  • 1. The initiative plans to conduct quality certification of labour rooms and also to incentivize facilities achieving the targets outlined.
  • 2. The goal of this initiative is to reduce preventable maternal morbidity and mortality, morbidity and stillbirths associated with the care around delivery in Labour Room and Maternity OT.
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2018
Both statements about LaQshya — a Labour Room Quality Improvement Initiative — are correct. The initiative includes quality certification and incentives, and its primary goal is to reduce preventable maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity around the time of delivery.
– LaQshya was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to improve the quality of care in labour rooms and maternity operation theatres in public health facilities.
– Statement 1 is correct: The initiative aims for quality certification (using National Quality Assurance Standards – NQAS) and provides incentives to facilities that achieve defined quality targets.
– Statement 2 is correct: The core goal is to reduce preventable maternal mortality and morbidity, as well as stillbirths and newborn morbidity and mortality occurring around the time of delivery, by improving the quality of care provided during this critical period.
The initiative focuses on strengthening existing public health facilities, improving skills of healthcare providers, ensuring availability of essential equipment and drugs, and implementing supportive supervision and monitoring mechanisms to enhance the quality of care provided to pregnant women and newborns.