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    India's Stillbirth Rates: Trends and Challenges in Reporting

    New Delhi, April 6 An analysis of three rounds of a large-scale national survey shows stillbirth rates of 12.8 per 1,000 total births at or after 28 weeks of gestation, 16.2 at or after 24 weeks of gestation, and 22 at or after 20 weeks of gestation.Researchers from the Institute for...
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    Suboptimal Diets Linked to 4 Million Ischemic Heart Disease Deaths in 2023

    New Delhi, April 1 Diets that are not ideal, such as those that are low in whole grains or high in sodium, may have been responsible for over four million deaths worldwide from ischemic heart disease in 2023, according to an analysis.Ischemic heart disease, also known as coronary artery...
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    India's Maternal Mortality Drops Significantly Over Three Decades

    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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    India Reduces Maternal Mortality Ratio by Double Global Average

    New Delhi, March 28 The maternal mortality ratio in India has decreased by 86 per cent since 1990, which is nearly double the global average of 48 per cent, the Health Ministry said today.According to the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) 2021-23, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of...
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    Maternal Deaths Remain High: Progress and Challenges Worldwide

    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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    Maternal Deaths Decline, But Progress Stalls in Many Countries

    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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