maternal health

New Delhi, April 8 India lost an estimated 160 billion labor hours due to heat exposure in 2021, which is equivalent to 5.4 per cent of its GDP, according to a new report.The report also revealed that heatwaves were linked to an 11.7 per cent increase in the risk of death related to...

Shillong, March 31 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma launched the Rs 127-crore 'Mission 1,000 Days' programme on Tuesday, aimed at improving nutrition, reducing stunting, and enhancing early childhood development.The initiative will support mothers and children during the critical...

Lucknow, March 30 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday highlighted that the nation's future will be strong if the newborn and the mother are well-nourished and healthy, saying the "double-engine government" has taken several steps in this regard.According to an official...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Rudraprayag, March 25 A helicopter service was launched on Wednesday in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand to transport pregnant women to hospitals; under this initiative, one woman was transported from Jakholi to the district hospital, officials said.The service is free for pregnant...

New Delhi, March 23 Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday that 12,000 pregnant women have been enrolled in a large pregnancy cohort study aimed at addressing the problem of premature births.A vast repository of over 1.6 million well-characterized biospecimens and more than one million...

New Delhi, March 23 – Union Minister of State for Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said on Monday that India’s largest pregnancy cohort study of 12,000 women under the GARBH-INi initiative aims to develop indigenous, AI-driven solutions to prevent preterm births.At an event here, Singh...

Dhuri, March 18 – Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann inaugurated a 50-bed sub-divisional hospital, along with a 30-bed maternal and child health block, in Dhuri on Tuesday. This marked a significant milestone in strengthening the public healthcare system and providing a major boost to...

Aizawl, March 16 Mizoram Health Minister Lalrinpuii issued a formal apology and ordered a high-level inquiry on Monday, following the death of a 31-year-old pregnant woman, who was allegedly denied admission by a government hospital in Lunglei.Speaking at the launch of Mizoram Universal Health...

New Delhi, March 14 Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India's healthcare sector has undergone a transformative expansion in infrastructure, medical education, and access to affordable care in the last decade, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said on Saturday.Addressing the...

Chandigarh, March 12 Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao said on Thursday that the state government, under the National Health Mission (NHM), has designated 100 health institutions in the state as first referral units (FRUs) to strengthen secondary healthcare services.The initiative aims to...

New Delhi, March 12 Caesarean section deliveries in India have increased by more than four times over the last 16 years, now accounting for more than 27 per cent of all reported childbirths in 2024-25, the government has informed Parliament.In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of...

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...

New Delhi, March 8 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended greetings for International Women's Day to all "Nari Shaktis" (women power), hailing their achievements, stating that they shape India's progress with "determination, creativity, and unmatched zeal", thereby strengthening the...

Washington, February 27 – Following reports of women giving birth alone in prisons, US lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require every federal prison housing women to employ a full-time obstetrician-gynecologist.The proposed "Ensuring OB-GYN Care in Prisons Act" aims to amend US...

Sabarkantha, February 25 – A district-level nutrition initiative in Sabarkantha district, Gujarat, has reported improvements in maternal health and birth weights after a year of targeted support for underweight pregnant women.The “Lalan Palan” project, launched by the Sabarkantha District...