Maternal & Child Health services commenced with the establishment of our Hospital six decades ago. A Healthy Mother & a Healthy Child was the vision of Kamala ji, which she advocated through out her life. The Hospital has since dedicated itself towards the care and treatment of poor and needy women. The indoor beds have increased over the years from 40 to 306. Out of which 235 are free beds. 175 beds are reserved for teaching purposes.

In the last six decades, the Department has extended its services from grass root level to tertiary level. Specialized treatment facilities have kept pace with the growth in medical technology and emerging needs. For its services this Department has received several recognitions:

Special Recognitions & Achievements

• Two former head's of the department were recipients of National Awards (Padmashree) for their outstanding contribution in the field of Reproductive & Child Health.
• The department is affiliated to M L N Medical College, Allahabad to provide teaching and clinical facilities in Obstetrics & Gynaecology for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the year 1964.
• Recognized as Centre for Post Martum Programme of the GOI, in 1971.
• Recognized by Central Board of Examinations for DNB teaching and training in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, in 1991.
• The Indian College of Maternal & Child Health, Kolkata has recognized the Department as its Regional Center for conducting Dawn's Diploma in Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
• Government of India recognised the Department as Training Center for MTP and laparoscopic Sterilization.

Besides the above the Hospital was recognised as a "Baby Friendly Hospital" by UNESCO for encouraging breast feeding through innovative effort in 1994.

Major Facilities and Equipment

• Fetal monitoring for cardio-topography;
• Microsurgeries, specially for tubal recanalisation;
• Colpomicroscope for down staging of cancer of cervix and vulva, cervix and vaginal benign and malignant lesions.
• Endo and minimal access facility include hysteroscopy, microphotocolposcope, surgical laparoscope;
• Cryosurgery;
• Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART);
• Follicular monitoring and artificial insemination in cases of long standing infertility.
• Laparoscopic sterilization both at indoor and rural camps
• Four major and two minor operation theaters for all types of Obstetrical & Gynaecological care and gyno-onco surgery
• A Referral Centre for Tertiary care.
• Patients from various Hospitals, neighboring Districts referred for treatment.
• Centre for post graduate teaching in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Training Centre for Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP), Laparoscopic sterilization.

Special Clinics

• Antenatal & post natal Clinic
• High Risk Clinic
• Infertility Clinic
• Family Welfare Clinic
• Adolescent Clinic
• Menopause Clinic
• Early cancer detection Clinic

Post martum programme of the Hospital provides facilities for Family Planning counseling, sterilization - both Laparoscopic and non Laparoscopic (abdominal & vaginal), immunization for ante natal cases and other birth spacing methods. The Center participated and organized several National Programmes in Reproductive Health Care wiz Immunization, Tetanus Drive, Family Health Care Camps and Training of Para-Medicals.

• The Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology provides teaching and training facility to graduate & under graduate students of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of Moti lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad.
• Provides training to Medical Officers from Para Medical Services on laparoscopic sterilization and MTP.

• National Board of Examination, New Delhi, accredits KNMH for DNB degree in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Radiotherapy.
• Every year two students in Obstetrics. & Gynaecology and two in Radiotherapy are enrolled, as per guidelines provided by DNB.
• At present four students in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and six in Radiotherapy are enrolled for DNB.

The CARE sponsored project aimed to improve the reproductive health status of women and men living in 50 slums of Allahabad, U.P. by 2004. The goal of the project was to eliminate poverty by reducing reproductive health related morbidity and mortality among men and women in city slums. The Programme covered 7075 eligible couples residing in 50 slums of Allahabad City. The strategy and achievements of the project are following :

1. 99 Women Health Volunteers (WHVs) and 56 Men Health Volunteers (MHVs) were selected (2-3 per slum) and trained on reproductive health issues (safe motherhood, RTIs/STIs, HIV/AIDS, cancer, birth spacing, self-esteem, sexuality and reproductive rights), maintenance of records, conducting meetings at their Centers, etc. Total 125 women groups were formed which included 1625 women.
2. About 60 per cent men were involved through IPC at all stages of the project in order to encourage attitudinal and behavioural change regarding safe sex, child spacing and male responsibility and support to women in early treatment and management of their reproductive health problems.
3. 50 WHC and 68 RCH were established.
4. The Adolescent Clinic established at KNMH, provided an opportunity to the adolescents to freely discuss their problems with the Gynaecologist and Counselor.
5. Total 37 Community Development Committees known as Basti Vikas Samiti (BVS), were formed which addressed the Development needs of the community.