Chandigarh, Sept. 25 -- In an effort to strengthen maternal and child health, the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) organised an awareness session on antenatal and non-communicable disease (NCD) care for women under the national campaign 'Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan'.

The session was organised at the gynaecology outpatient department (OPD) and was led by Dr Pooja Sikka, professor at the department of gynecology and obstetrics. The session focused on equipping women with the knowledge and practices essential for safe pregnancies. The OPD witnessed 306 patients in gynaecology and 132 in obstetrics.

Dr Sikka emphasised that pregnancy should be planned carefully, with women undergoing necessary test...