A recent study found that increasing Vitamin B12 intake during pregnancy in vegetarian women significantly improved infant early brain deve...

The Supreme Court of India urged the Centre to consider a law recognizing paternity leave as a social security benefit, highlighting the ov...

Kristen Fischer, an American residing in India, visited a local hospital for a thumb injury. She received immediate care without any waitin...

Welcoming a child in India brings immense joy but also significant financial strain. Maternity expenses, including prenatal care, delivery,...

China has introduced policies such as childbirth subsidies and tax cuts for parents to combat decreasing birth rates and address an ageing ...

India is experiencing a rapid decline in population growth, leading to a smaller number of children and a growing proportion of elders. Thi...

Rising childbirth costs in India drive a surge in demand for maternity insurance, growing at 80% annually. PolicyBazaar data reveals 78% of...

The 48th State Day of Sikkim, to commemorate the formation of Sikkim as the 22nd State of India Union, was celebrated in Gangtok. The event...

"India has taken important steps to improve the quality of care during labour and childbirth, leading to reductions in maternal deaths. Thi...

In an era where technology has made healthcare easier, faster, and cheaper, maternal healthcare is still expensive and riddled with issues....

"Having perused the PIL, we are of the view that the same is an abuse of process of law," the court said.

An international team of researchers also found that the money given under the JSY scheme is less than the total expenses of facility-based...

On an average, Rs 25,850 was spent for treatment per hospitalised case by people in the private facilities as against Rs 6,120 in the publi...

It comes close on the heels of the government considering a proposal to increase maternity leave for working women to 26 weeks from current...

Nearly 7,400 newborns die every day in the WHO South-East Asia Region (SEARO) causing untold misery to mothers and families.

If India can initiate some radical changes in medical, nursing and paramedical education, dramatic changes will be visible in three years.

Ahead of the Union Budget 2008-09, NGOs today demanded that the Government should live up to its promise of allocating three per cent of th...