Nanded administration intesifies monitoring of pregnant women to prevent female foeticide

Nanded, Jul 8 (PTI) Health officials in Maharashtra's Nanded district have stepped up monitoring of pregnant women, particularly those who have daughters, to prevent female foeticide. Monitoring of pregnant women is part of a special campaign against female foeticide, an official statement said. Under the programme, pregnant women from vulnerable categories are tracked regularly until delivery. ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) and Anganwadi workers are required to visit pregnant women and report any suspicious developments to health authorities. The health department has also decided to conduct strict inspections of sonography centres in the district as illegal sex determination testing continues in some places, and strict action would be taken against those found violating regulations, officials said. PTI COR KRK