Every minute of every day somewhere in the world and most often in a developing country like India a woman dies from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. Half of all infant deaths can be attributed to poor maternal health. Moreover, the child that survives a mother's death is up to ten times more likely to die within two years, than a child with two living parents.

Perinatal care is the health care provided to pregnant mothers and newborn babies from 28th weeks of gestation to 4 weeks after birth. Pregnancy and childbirth is a potential risk. Any pregnant woman can have complications and die. Accurately predicting which woman will develop complications is not possible.

In Karnataka for every 1000 babies born 58 die before celebrating their first birthday. Of these 58, 75% die within the first weeks after birth. Perinatal mortality rate is 47, fourth highest in the country. Stillbirth rate is 14, second highest in the country. Situation being so grim in our state, KLES hospital and Medical Research Centre and J. N. Medical College, Belgaum under the guidance of Perinatal Centre, School of Medicine, U.I.C., U S A, has a mammoth plan to take care of all the pregnant women at risk and newborn babies. In this direction a Perinatal Centre will be established with the goal.

To reduce the maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality

Services Provided under this centre will be

1) Round the clock Perinatal Centre services will be available at KLESH and MRC (G-1) and CIVIL Hospital.

• Services of full time trained neonatologists

• Round the clock vitals monitored by electronic monitor.

• Ventilator care.

• Ancillary support (by higher specialities)

• Lab. Support 24 hours.

• Management of high risk pregnancy and delivery

• Labour monitoring (by Electronic equipments)

• Blood bank facilities

• USG diagnostic and interventional

2)  Transport - Special Mobile Hospital like ambulance services for the transport of high risk pregnant mothers and new borns.

3)  Training will be provided to all the medical and paramedical staff from government and non-government agencies involved in maternal and child health.

4)  Perinatal society will be formed consisting of members from Government and Non-government organisation.