The many challenges of ensuring maternal and child health in India
1 year, 4 months ago

The many challenges of ensuring maternal and child health in India

The Hindu  

As yet another World Breastfeeding Week commences, with hectic educational activity around the mother and her newborn, it would seem the best time to bring attention to what needs to be done in the field of maternal and child healthcare. In India, a total of 1,382 women were polled on the question: “Do you think most pregnant women in the city or area you live receive high-quality healthcare during their pregnancies, or not?” in 2021. Released earlier this year, a WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA document titled ‘Improving maternal and newborn health and survival and reducing stillbirth progress report 2023’, observed that India’s share of the total maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths was about 17%. In 1990, the MMR in India was very high with 600 women dying during childbirth per hundred thousand live births, which equated to approximately one-and-a-half lakh women dying every year. Besides, unless pressure is stepped up, it would be impossible to catch up with and achieve the Sustainable Development Goal targets of reducing global MMR by 2030, to less than 70 per 100,000 live births; by the same year, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under five years of age; reduce neonatal mortality to 25 per 1,000 live births, and reach 12 or fewer stillbirths per 1,000 total births.

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Karnataka woman, 28, dies day after C-section delivery, family alleges medical negligence
1 day, 11 hours ago

Karnataka woman, 28, dies day after C-section delivery, family alleges medical negligence

Hindustan Times  

A woman from Belagavi district, Karnataka, died at the district hospital on Sunday, just a day after delivering a baby girl via C-section. In response to the allegations, Dr. Ashok Kumar Shetty, the director of BIMS, told Deccan Herald that Vaishali’s condition remained stable up until Sunday morning. Over 3000 maternal deaths in past five years There have been over …

INTERVIEW | Consultant Obstetrician-Gynaecologist Shaibya Saldanha Discusses the Recent Spate of Maternal Deaths in Karnataka
1 week, 6 days ago

INTERVIEW | Consultant Obstetrician-Gynaecologist Shaibya Saldanha Discusses the Recent Spate of Maternal Deaths in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 11, 2024 15:03 IST - 6 MINS READ Six women died in Ballari in Karnataka in November following caesarean section deliveries at the government district hospital, raising serious concerns about the quality of maternal health care in the State. Excerpts: The unfortunate deaths of six young women in Ballari have raised serious concerns about the quality of …

Birthing targets must go beyond maternal survival
1 month ago

Birthing targets must go beyond maternal survival

Hindustan Times  

One of India’s greatest public health successes has been the dramatic fall in maternal and infant mortality throughout the 21st century. Usage of harmful, outdated practices happens across India, and even privileged women thus bear a lot of unnecessary morbidity. It is an issue that suffers from sitting at the intersection of India’s challenges in both women’s disempowerment and health …

India’s neonatal burden and the challenges ahead
7 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s neonatal burden and the challenges ahead

Hindustan Times  

India is home to the largest population in the world. Subsequently, massive emphasis has been laid on reducing child mortality burden – under 5 mortality rate has decreased from improved from 109 deaths per 1,000 live births during 1990s to 42 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2019-21, according to the National Family Health Surveys. It has been promising to …

International Women's Day 2024: 10 Health issues that almost all Indian women face
9 months, 2 weeks ago

International Women's Day 2024: 10 Health issues that almost all Indian women face

India TV News  

Indian women encounter a range of health problems impacting their overall well-being. As International Women's Day is approaching here in this article we have explored ten common health concerns among Indian women. Anaemia: According to Dr Rekha Sharma MBBS, DNB Consultant Physician Ruby Hall Wanowrie, a prevalent health issue among Indian women, iron deficiency anaemia is often exacerbated by poor …

Maternal mortality: Pregnancy is 'shockingly dangerous'
11 months, 1 week ago

Maternal mortality: Pregnancy is 'shockingly dangerous'

Hindustan Times  

Almost 300,000 people died during pregnancy or childbirth in 2020. The UN report says there had been a small decrease between the years 2000 and 2015, but that since 2016 the global maternal mortality rate has stagnated. "The Sustainable Development Goal target is to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births …

After a surge during pandemic, maternal mortality ratio fell sharply last year in Tamil Nadu
1 year, 2 months ago

After a surge during pandemic, maternal mortality ratio fell sharply last year in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu’s Maternal Mortality Ratio had surged to 90 per one lakh live births during 2021-2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and dropped to 52 per one lakh live births during 2022-2023. Subramanian gave out this data at an event to mark the collaboration between the State’s Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine with Singapore Health Services and Singapore …

Male-centric medicine is affecting women’s health
1 year, 6 months ago

Male-centric medicine is affecting women’s health

The Hindu  

“If you were a young boy, I could have offered you a bouquet of medicines. Exactly three decades ago, the U.S. National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993 mandated the inclusion of “women and minorities” in clinical trials in a bid to reduce health disparities. Generic drugs, trials, mental health In India, the “pharmacy of the world”, the gender …

Data | Apathy of family and high costs hinder maternal healthcare
1 year, 7 months ago

Data | Apathy of family and high costs hinder maternal healthcare

The Hindu  

In May, a United Nations report showed that India was among the 10 countries that together accounted for 60% of global maternal deaths, stillbirths and newborn deaths. The report reiterated the three major interventions that help reduce maternal deaths: going for four antenatal care visits or ANC visits, having a skilled attendant at birth, and receiving postnatal care within the …

India likely to achieve SDG goals for reduction in newborn deaths: Top WHO official
1 year, 7 months ago

India likely to achieve SDG goals for reduction in newborn deaths: Top WHO official

Deccan Chronicle  

Cape Town: India, which has taken proactive steps to reduce neonatal mortality, is likely to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal targets in this key area by 2030, a top WHO official has said, citing data on the annual rate of reduction for newborn deaths in the country between 2016 and 2021. "If we use the annual rate of reduction for …

Explained | India recorded maximum preterm births in 2020: findings of WHO report
1 year, 7 months ago

Explained | India recorded maximum preterm births in 2020: findings of WHO report

The Hindu  

The story so far: At 3.2 million, India recorded the highest number of preterm births in 2020, according to the World Health Organisation’s Born Too Soon: decade of action on preterm birth report. Released on May 9, 2023, the report analyses preterm births across the world and suggests changes to healthcare systems and societies to avoid them. Based on gestational …

India among top five countries with highest rate of preterm births, claims UN
1 year, 7 months ago

India among top five countries with highest rate of preterm births, claims UN

India TV News  

India, Pakistan, Nigeria, China and Ethiopia together accounted for 45 per cent of all babies born early in 2020, according to a new report released by UN agencies and partners on Wednesday. Raising alarm on a "silent emergency" of preterm birth, the report showed that an estimated 13.4 million babies were born pre-term in 2020, with nearly 1 million dying …

Over 4.5 million women and babies die every year during pregnancy, claims UN
1 year, 7 months ago

Over 4.5 million women and babies die every year during pregnancy, claims UN

India TV News  

More than 4.5 million women and babies die every year during pregnancy, childbirth or the first weeks after birth -- equivalent to one death happening every seven seconds -- mostly from preventable or treatable causes, according to a new report from the United Nations on Tuesday. The report, improving maternal and newborn health and survival and reducing stillbirth, shows that …

National Safe Motherhood Day 2023: NSMD Date, Theme, History & Significance
1 year, 8 months ago

National Safe Motherhood Day 2023: NSMD Date, Theme, History & Significance

The Quint  

We all know how important women are for the society and we need to appreciate their contribution in taking forward the human life. According to the stats by WHO, - Approximately 830 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. - In women maternal mortality is higher basically living in rural areas and among poorer communities. …

One woman dies every 2 minutes in pregnancy, childbirth: United Nations
1 year, 10 months ago

One woman dies every 2 minutes in pregnancy, childbirth: United Nations

The Hindu  

A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth complications, despite maternal mortality rates dropping by a third in 20 years, the United Nations said on February 23. The overall maternal mortality rate dropped by 34.3% over a 20-year period — from 339 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2000 to 223 maternal deaths in 2020, according …

Delivery is still a ‘life-and-death\' question for women of Telangana\'s interior areas
2 years ago

Delivery is still a ‘life-and-death\' question for women of Telangana\'s interior areas

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: Despite the technological advancements in the medical world, giving birth to an offspring is still considered a life-and-death question for women in interior areas of erstwhile Adilabad district in Telangana. Many pregnant women living in interior areas that fall in the ‘Tiger Corridor’ are facing difficulties in getting regular medical check-ups and scanning due to the lack of proper …

Supreme Court says all women are entitled to safe abortions even as unsafe terminations prevail
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court says all women are entitled to safe abortions even as unsafe terminations prevail

India Today  

In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 50-year-old Roe v Wade judgment, making abortion a federal issue, and leading to widespread abortion curbs all over the country. As per the National Family Health Survey-5, released earlier this year, nearly three per cent of all pregnancies in the country resulted in abortion. Safety — or the lack thereof According …

Moving policy away from population control
2 years, 4 months ago

Moving policy away from population control

The Hindu  

The United Nations’ World Population Prospects, 2022, forecasts India becoming the most populous country by 2023, surpassing China, with a 140 crore population. Now, at the third stage of the demographic transition, and experiencing a slowing growth rate due to constant low mortality and rapidly declining fertility, India has 17.5% of the world’s population. Last year, India reached a significant …

Saving mothers: The Hindu Editorial on the importance of maternal health
2 years, 5 months ago

Saving mothers: The Hindu Editorial on the importance of maternal health

The Hindu  

Few things in science or social science are as incontestable as the importance of maternal health to human development. Maternal mortality indicates a woman’s ability to access health care, contraceptive devices, nutrition, and, in a sense, is a mark of the efficiency of a health-care system in responding to demands made of it. A recent study published in the peer-reviewed …

Maternal Mortality Above UN Target in 70 Pc of India's Districts: Study
2 years, 5 months ago

Maternal Mortality Above UN Target in 70 Pc of India's Districts: Study

News 18  

Maternal mortality ratio in 448 of India’s 640 districts are higher than the target set under UN Sustainable Development Goals, according to the first mapping of India’s maternal deaths at the district level. The findings suggest that 70 per cent of districts in India have reported MMR above 70 deaths — a target set under Sustainable Development Goal, the researchers …

India's Life Expectancy at Birth Grows by 2 Years to 69.7 in 2015-19; Still Below Global Average of 72.6
2 years, 6 months ago

India's Life Expectancy at Birth Grows by 2 Years to 69.7 in 2015-19; Still Below Global Average of 72.6

News 18  

India’s life expectancy at birth has increased up to 69.7 in the 2015-2019 period, data from the sample registration system shows. In Madhya Pradesh, which has the highest IMR of 43, surviving the first year after birth raises life expectancy by 2.7 years. Uttar Pradesh, having had the lowest life expectancy at birth of just 43 years in 1970-75 has …

Yogi Govt To Survey 3 Lakh Women Who Delivered Kids Last Yr to Bring Down Maternal, Infant Mortality Rates
2 years, 6 months ago

Yogi Govt To Survey 3 Lakh Women Who Delivered Kids Last Yr to Bring Down Maternal, Infant Mortality Rates

News 18  

The Yogi Adityanath government is planning its own annual survey, starting with interviewing around three lakh women who delivered a child in Uttar Pradesh in the last one year, in an effort to bring down its high maternal and infant mortality rates, News18 has learnt. As per the Sample Registration System estimates, 2018, UP’s Maternal Mortality Ratio has been 197 …

Karnataka’s infant mortality rate falls by two points in 2020
2 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka’s infant mortality rate falls by two points in 2020

The Hindu  

In a pointer to improved health indicators, Karnataka’s Infant Mortality Rate fell by two points from 21 in 2019 to 19 in 2020, according to the Sample Registration System bulletin for 2020 released on Thursday. IMR is defined as the infant deaths per thousand live births in a given time period and for a given region. While 21 infant deaths …

Calculation of India’s Covid Deaths Complex, Changes in Modelling Can Affect Numbers: Ex-ICMR Scientist
2 years, 7 months ago

Calculation of India’s Covid Deaths Complex, Changes in Modelling Can Affect Numbers: Ex-ICMR Scientist

News 18  

The calculation of deaths due to Covid-19 in India is “quite complex” and there are “no definite answers”, former Indian Council of Medical Research scientist Dr Raman Gangakhedkar told News18.com, responding to the latest data released by the World Health Organization, which claims that Covid could have killed as many as 47.4 lakh people in India in 2020-21. Gangakhedkar, who …

International Day of the Midwife: The Missing Piece in India’s Maternal Health
2 years, 7 months ago

International Day of the Midwife: The Missing Piece in India’s Maternal Health

The Quint  

India has never been closer to realising the Sustainable Development Goal of 70 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births by 2030. Positive strides in maternal health that have saved the lives of millions of girls, children and women are reflected in a progressively declining Maternal Mortality Ratio from 130 to 103 per 100,000 – a notable 21% reduction. Against one …

India Saw Uptick in Deaths, Fewer Births Registered in First Year of Pandemic: CRS Data
2 years, 7 months ago

India Saw Uptick in Deaths, Fewer Births Registered in First Year of Pandemic: CRS Data

News 18  

India saw an uptick in the number of deaths registered in 2020, the first year of the pandemic, while the number of births registered in the Civil Registration System in that year declined 2.4 per cent as compared to 2019. The number of deaths increased by 6.2 per cent in 2020 from the year before that, according to data released …

India registers fewer births in pandemic year: CRS data
2 years, 7 months ago

India registers fewer births in pandemic year: CRS data

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The number of births registered in the Civil Registration System declined 2.4% on 2020, and the number of deaths increased 6.2%, according to data released by the Union ministry of home affairs on Tuesday. Given the trend in births and deaths registered in CRS over the years, the decline in birth rate can be explained by fewer births …

Tackling effectively the maternal and child health emergencies
2 years, 8 months ago

Tackling effectively the maternal and child health emergencies

Hindustan Times  

India accounted for estimated 35,000 maternal deaths or 12% of global maternal deaths in 2017 as per United Nation. Sustainable Development Goal 3 says to reduce Maternal Mortality Rate to 70 per 100,000 live births, and under-five mortality rate by 25 per 1000 live births by 2030 meaning fewer than 18,000 maternal and 6,25,000 deaths of udder five children per …

16 women die after delivery every month in four major govt hospitals of Delhi: RTI
2 years, 8 months ago

16 women die after delivery every month in four major govt hospitals of Delhi: RTI

India TV News  

Highlights 16 women die after childbirth every month in four major government hospitals in Delhi Safdarjung Hospital saw the death of more than 11 women after delivery every month 29 women died after the birth of their baby between January 2015 and July 2021 in AIIMS Despite efforts to bring down the maternal mortality rate, 16 women die after childbirth …

Institutional Interventions & Safe Motherhood in Odisha: Evidence from NFHS-5
2 years, 8 months ago

Institutional Interventions & Safe Motherhood in Odisha: Evidence from NFHS-5

The Quint  

Many initiatives have been initiated to achieve safe motherhood goal in Odisha. Such interventions include introduction of exclusive policy on girls and women in 2014, establishment of District Child Protection Units in all districts, conduct of workshops and training programmes that focus on gender sensitisation, creation of awareness through leaflets in Odia language on Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and …

Explained | What are the major causes of maternal mortality?
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained | What are the major causes of maternal mortality?

The Hindu  

The story so far: According to the latest report of the Registrar General of India, the Maternal Mortality Ratio in the country has reduced by 10 points – from 113 in 2016-18 to 103 in 2017-19. With this steady decline, India is on track to achieve the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal target to reduce the maternal mortality ratio to …

Maternal Mortality Ratio of India declines by 10 points
2 years, 9 months ago

Maternal Mortality Ratio of India declines by 10 points

The Hindu  

The Maternal Mortality Ratio of India has declined by 10 points as per a special bulletin released by the Registrar General of India. With this persistent decline, India was on the verge of achieving the National Health Policy target of 100/lakh live births by 2020 and certainly on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal target of 70/ lakh live …

India on verge of achieving SDG target of 70 per lakh live births by 2030: Govt
2 years, 9 months ago

India on verge of achieving SDG target of 70 per lakh live births by 2030: Govt

India TV News  

Highlights Maternal mortality ratio of India has declined by 10 points, Union health ministry said Maternal mortality ratio is the number of maternal deaths during a given time period Nine states have achieved target of MMR set by NHP The maternal mortality ratio of India has declined by 10 points, the Union health ministry said on Monday, noting that the …

A close reading of the NFHS-5, the health of India
3 years ago

A close reading of the NFHS-5, the health of India

The Hindu  

The national health and demographic report card is finally completely out. For now, we need to appreciate the progress, especially given the abysmal state of India’s health infrastructure, which has been tragically apparent since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Editorial | Measuring progress: On the lessons of National Family Health Survey-5 To gauge this, the key metric to examine would be …

India's fertility rate drops below replacement level for the first time: Details
3 years ago

India's fertility rate drops below replacement level for the first time: Details

India TV News  

Highlights Total Fertility Rates declined from 2.2 to 2.0 at national level CPR increased substantially from 54% to 67% at all-India level Institutional births have increased substantially from 79 pc to 89 pc at all-India level India Fertility Rate News: In an indication that the population growth in the country is stabilising, India's fertility, the average of number of children …

Data | The highs and lows in States' infant mortality rate rankings
3 years, 1 month ago

Data | The highs and lows in States' infant mortality rate rankings

The Hindu  

The infant mortality rate improved in all the States between 2014 and 2019. How to read the tables The tables list the IMR of major States and the rank of the State among 185 countries in 2009, 2014 and 2019. Click to remove AMP mode In 2019, Kerala's IMR of 12 was the best among major States in the country …

India Registered Over a 3rd of Global Infant Deaths Due To Economic Slowdown During The Covid-19 Pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

India Registered Over a 3rd of Global Infant Deaths Due To Economic Slowdown During The Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

India accounts for more than a third of the global excess infant deaths in 2020 due to the economic slowdown caused by Covid-19, according to a study led by World bank researchers. The study, published in the online journal BMJ Open, showed that the economic downturn caused by Covid-19 resulted in an additional 2,67,208 infant deaths in low- and middle-income …

Maternal healthcare takes a hit in Afghanistan
3 years, 5 months ago

Maternal healthcare takes a hit in Afghanistan

Live Mint  

Married to a much older man in Afghanistan, Wati—who thinks she is around 30 years old—is pregnant for a fifth time in four years, including two miscarriages. "Some families don't care about pregnancies: the women give birth at home, start bleeding too much and go into shock," says Husna, a midwife. The drawdown of US and NATO troops has accompanied …

60,000 babies born in India on New Year’s Day, world’s highest: UNICEF
3 years, 11 months ago

60,000 babies born in India on New Year’s Day, world’s highest: UNICEF

Hindustan Times  

More than 371,500 babies were born worldwide on New Year’s Day and India is estimated to have recorded the highest number of births at around 60,000, according to the UN’s children’s agency. A nurse holds a baby at Sonawane hospital, as the hospital has treated 100 Covid positive pregnant mothers and babies in Pune, India UNICEF said that an estimated …

Mortality Rate of Infants, Those Under Five Years Dip in 18 States and UTs, Reveals National Health Survey
4 years ago

Mortality Rate of Infants, Those Under Five Years Dip in 18 States and UTs, Reveals National Health Survey

News 18  

Mortality rate among infants and those under five years of age fell in 18 states and union territories out of a total 22 surveyed, while 16 of them registered a rise in the percentage of under-five children who are underweight and severely wasted, according to the fifth National Family Health Survey. Thirteen states and UTs out of the 22 surveyed …

J&K Achieves Single Digit Neonatal Mortality Rate, 16 Point Decrease in Infant Mortality Rate
4 years ago

J&K Achieves Single Digit Neonatal Mortality Rate, 16 Point Decrease in Infant Mortality Rate

News 18  

Jammu and Kashmir has shown record improvement in the last three years in key maternal and child health indicators, with a reduction in neonatal mortality rate and infant mortality rate. The NMR came down 22 points from 23.1 to 9.8, IMR reduced 16 points from 32.4 to 16.3 and the under-five mortality rate saw a 19 point decrease from 37.6 …

UN Body Says Limited Health Services in Times of Virus Could Increase Stillbirths, India's Situation Grim
4 years, 2 months ago

UN Body Says Limited Health Services in Times of Virus Could Increase Stillbirths, India's Situation Grim

News 18  

Every 16 seconds the world records a stillbirth in some part of the planet. The report also warned that the Covid-19 pandemic could exacerbate the stillbirths issue due to restrictions on health services. With 1,90,483 stillbirths per 1,000 births, neighbouring Pakistan recorded the second most number of stillbirths in the world with Nigeria, in the third position recording 1,71,428 deaths. …

Healthcare Experts Welcome Decline in India's Child Mortality Rate, Advise on Quality Services to Newborns
4 years, 3 months ago

Healthcare Experts Welcome Decline in India's Child Mortality Rate, Advise on Quality Services to Newborns

News 18  

Welcoming the decline in India’s child mortality rate between 1990 and 2019, healthcare experts have advised that the number can be further brought down by providing quality essential health and nutrition services to every newborn. The infant mortality rate in India declined from 89 in 1990 to 28 last year, with the country registering 6,79,000 infant deaths last year, a …

India’s child mortality rate declined between 1990 and 2019: UN
4 years, 3 months ago

India’s child mortality rate declined between 1990 and 2019: UN

The Hindu  

India’s child mortality rate has declined substantially between 1990 and 2019 but the country, along with Nigeria, still accounted for almost a third of all under-five deaths last year, according to a new UN report which warned that COVID-19 pandemic threatens to undo decades of progress in eliminating preventable child deaths globally. The infant mortality rate in India declined from …

Infant mortalities surged by a single point in Madhya Pradesh in 2018
4 years, 5 months ago

Infant mortalities surged by a single point in Madhya Pradesh in 2018

The Hindu  

The infant mortality rate in Madhya Pradesh, recording the country’s worst rate for years now, surged by a single point over the previous year to 48 in 2018, stymying an improving annual trend for at least six years, according to the Office of the Registrar General India. As many as 26 infants of 1,000 live births in Madhya Pradesh died …

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