Newborn care: home-based newborn care visits: practice question

A PSM question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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PSM · Newborn care: home-based newborn care visits

Sample item

After an institutional delivery, on which days does an ASHA make the home-based newborn care visits under the national programme?

ADays 3, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 42BDays 7, 14 and 28CEvery week for 6 weeksDDays 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 42

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Days 3, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 42

For institutional deliveries, ASHAs make six home visits to the newborn and mother on days 3, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 42. For home deliveries an additional visit on the first day is added, giving seven visits. The visits support breastfeeding, danger sign identification, weighing and early referral.

Option by option

A. Days 3, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 42 (correct)
Six visits on days 3, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 42 follow an institutional delivery.
B. Days 7, 14 and 28
Three visits is fewer than the programme schedule.
C. Every week for 6 weeks
The visits follow a fixed schedule rather than every week.
D. Days 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 42
An additional day 1 visit is made after home deliveries, since the newborn was not in a facility.

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Questions about this PSM question

What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is A, Days 3, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 42. For institutional deliveries, ASHAs make six home visits to the newborn and mother on days 3, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 42.

Why is "Days 7, 14 and 28" not the answer?

Three visits is fewer than the programme schedule.

Why is "Every week for 6 weeks" not the answer?

The visits follow a fixed schedule rather than every week.

Why is "Days 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 42" not the answer?

An additional day 1 visit is made after home deliveries, since the newborn was not in a facility.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Newborn care: home-based newborn care visits in PSM. For home deliveries an additional visit on the first day is added, giving seven visits. The visits support breastfeeding, danger sign identification, weighing and early referral.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Newborn care: home-based newborn care visits?

Practise biostatistics with small calculations until sensitivity, predictive values and risk measures are automatic. Then use the flashcards and the other PSM questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.