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Nearly two-fifths of stillbirths missed if only late gestation counted: AnalysisNew data analysis shows stillbirth rates are higher than previously thought. Focusing only on late-gestation stillbirths misses almost 40 p...- UN report lauds India’s sharp decline in child mortality ratesIndia leads in reducing child deaths. A UN report highlights India's success in improving child survival. Significant drops in under-five a...
- Six deliveries per thousand are stillbirths in India, highest rate in northern states: StudyA recent analysis of Indian health data reveals a stillbirth rate of 6.548 per 1,000 births in 2020, with urban areas showing higher rates ...
- WHO felicitates India for elimination of trachoma as public health problemIndia was honored by the WHO for eliminating trachoma, following Nepal and Myanmar. Other recognitions included Bhutan for achieving cervic...
- UN study says India among 10 countries that make up 60 % of global maternal deaths, still births, new born deathsIndia leads a list of 10 countries that together account for 60 per cent of global maternal deaths, stillbirths and newborn deaths, and 51 ...
- Make cooking gas affordable to poor households: Warrior Moms group to finance minister ahead of budgetThe Warrior Moms network said that they have submitted around 5,000 postcards to Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Puri, urging...
- Listen up, ladies! Women are at greater risk of stroke with each miscarriageStillbirth also significantly increases the risk of stroke.
- COVID-19 cases rise by a million in UK, experts urge cautionThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) attributed the sharp rise in cases to the Omicron BA.2 variant, an even more transmissible form of...
- How vaccine misinformation left children vulnerable to Omicron in the United StatesThe chances of young people dying from Covid-19 remain low. The shots greatly reduce the odds of severe illness, and vaccinated mothers may...
- Vaccine hesitancy higher in expectant mothersAround 4 million pregnant women have taken the Covid jab ever since the vaccine drive rolled out, which is a minuscule number given that es...
- Listen up, moms-to-be: Covid infection can increase pregnancy, birth-related complicationsThe study suggests that vaccination may be useful to protect women and their babies.
- UK data shows good safety of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancyUK Health Security Agency data found that vaccinated women had a stillbirth rate of 3.35 per 1,000 lightly lower than the rate of 3.60 per ...
- Risk of stillbirth in Covid-positive mothers significantly higher, says studyOverall, stillbirths were highly rare, accounting for 0.65 per cent or 8,154 deliveries.
- India successfully met 2017 Newborn Action Plan target rate of 24: Harsh VardhanThe set target of newborn mortality rate (NMR) of 24 for 2017 has been met and strides are being made to fulfil the target of stillbirth ra...
- Increasing legal age for women's marriage has enormous social, economic benefits: SBI EcowrapIt said increasing the marriage age will push the mean marriage age higher and will lead to more females doing graduation and hence improvi...
- 30 infants died in 33 days in UP's Farrukhabad: A ground reportWas it the lack of oxygen or not enough doctors that killed 30 infants in the NICU of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital between July 20 and August...
- Health Policy to hike health spending to 2.5% of GDP: JP NaddaThe policy, which was cleared by the Cabinet yesterday, also envisions increasing life expectancy to 70 years from 67.5 years and proposes ...
- 70 million women in India use smokeless tobacco to suppress hunger: ReportThe report said that using SLT during pregnancy results in 70 per cent higher risk of anaemia in pregnant women, 2-3 times higher rate of l...
- CAG report highlights poor implementation of NHRM in BiharThe maternal mortality rate was 208 against the targeted rate of 100 out of 1,00,000 pregnant women, said the CAG report for the year 2015.
- Infant mortality up by 18.5% due to declining healthcareBetween 2009 and 2010, the infant mortality rate has increased 18.5%, from 18.96 per thousand to 22.47 per thousand.
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