New Delhi, March 28 India's maternal mortality ratio in 2023 has decreased by nearly 80 percent since 1990 – from 508 per 100,000 livebirths to 116 per 100,000 livebirths, according to a new global analysis published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Women's Health journal.India saw a...
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New Delhi, March 28 Improving Vitamin B12 supplementation during pregnancy in vegetarian women can benefit early brain development in babies, a new study has found.The study, published in the journal BMJ Paediatrics Open, was conducted in two centers located in India and Nepal by a joint team...
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New Delhi, March 28 India was among the countries in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with the highest number of maternal deaths in 2023, at 24,700, translating to a maternal mortality ratio of 116 per 100,000 live births, according to a new global analysis published in The Lancet Obstetrics...
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New Delhi, March 27 India was among the countries in South Asia and other sub-Saharan African nations with the highest number of maternal deaths in 2023, at 24,700 per 100,000 live births, according to a new global analysis published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Women's Health...
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Bhopal, March 9 – Under the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA), a district hospital in Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh, conducted health check-ups and counselling sessions for 40 pregnant women at its OPD.The program provided guidance to pregnant women on maternal and newborn...
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Guwahati, February 27 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Friday that the state government has taken another major step towards strengthening maternal and child healthcare with the inauguration of a dedicated Mother and Child Hospital at the Gauhati Medical College and...