Block –3 : Reproductive Health and Adolescent Health


As a Mid Level Health care Provider at Sub-centre level, you have to provide
care to people during wellness and illness in general and women and adolescent
girls in particular. You may come across various cases of gynecological conditions/
problems which you need to manage at subcentre and refer high risk cases. You
also need to create awareness among eligible couples about various family
planning methods and counsel them accordingly, so that they will be able to take
appropriate decision in adopting various health and family welfare measures.
As a leader of health care team you have to supervise ASHA, ANMs and
Aanganwari workers while they provide services to the beneficiaries. The major
challenge for you would be to deal with adolescent group in need of counseling
on sensitive issues such as sexual abuse, voilence, decision making on sexual
and or reproductive health matters. This block will enable to develop knowledge
and skills related to various aspects of reproductive and child health, adolescent
health and teenage pregnancy.

We hope you will get motivated by exam this block.


Unit 1 : Gynecological Conditions








Unit 2 : Family Planning Methods, Spacing Techniques and Counseling









Unit 3 : Medical Abortion and MTP Act










Unit 4 : Counselling in Reproductive and Sexual Health including problems of
Adolescents










Unit 5 : Management of Teenage Pregnancies