Family Welfare Services

Family welfare services aim to improve the health and well-being of families by providing a variety of services, including:

• Family planning: Information, counselling, and services for women to help with healthy reproduction 
• Education: Information on safe delivery and post-delivery care for the mother and baby, as well as treatment for women before pregnancy 
• Immunization: Healthcare for infants to immunize them against preventable diseases 
• Antenatal, natal, and post-natal care: Registration of pregnant mothers, antenatal care, and post-natal care 
• Sterilization: Sterilization facilities for willing parents 
• Medical termination of pregnancy: Services available in both public and private facilities 
• Marriage counselling: A service that helps couples cope with life problems 
• Family-life education: Services that help enrich family relationships and improve home economics 
• Homemaker services: Services that provide household assistance to families with chronic illness, handicaps, or other dependencies 
• Care of the aged: Services such as in-home meal services, transportation, regular visitation, and reduced-cost medicines