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6 Women Die Post Delivery, Karnataka Health Minister Urges Public Protest
The Karnataka Congress government is facing mounting pressure after the death of another woman post-delivery in the Ballari district. The death toll of new mothers who underwent cesarean surgery has reached six.
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US Maternal Mortality Returned To Pre-Pandemic Level In 2022
The US maternal mortality rate in 2022 returned to the same level as two years prior, after a spike in 2021 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, health authorities announced Thursday.
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24 Mothers Die Each Day In Afghanistan Due To Pregnancy Complications: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a clear warning about the situation as around 24 mothers lose their lives every day due to preventable maternal causes.
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Maternal Deaths Surge to Highest Rate in 60 Years In US: Report
The US maternal mortality rate surged in 2021, the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Black women more than twice as likely to die than white women.
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Meghalaya Polls 2023: Congress Slams Chief Minister's Party Over "Poor" Healthcare System
The Congress in Meghalaya alleged that the ruling National People's Party (NPP) has failed to protect women and children, "with the state faring poorly on the infant and maternal mortality rate indexes".
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IIT Madras, National Health Mission Team Up To Jointly Reduce Maternal Mortality Rate
A team at the IIT Madras Centre of Excellence on virtual reality identified skill training of the health workers as the major challenge the country was facing particularly at the PHCs.
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16 Women Die After Delivery Every Month In 4 Major Delhi Government Hospitals: RTI
Despite efforts to bring down the maternal mortality rate, 16 women die after childbirth every month in four major government hospitals of Delhi.
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Maternal Mortality Rate Down By 37 Points In 3 Years: Health Minister JP Nadda
JP Nadda said that his government made some strategic changes and are able to save 30 expecting mothers every day.
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Tackle Infant Mortality Rate, Female Foeticide: Yogi Adityanath To UP Officials
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked state officials to prepare an action plan to reduce the infant, child and maternal mortality rate in the state. He also stressed on taking steps to check female foeticide.
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Why Uttarakhand Needs To Focus On Child Care
By Shalini Rudra/ IndiaSpend It ranks number six in per capita income, but relatively prosperous Uttarakhand does worse than many poorer states with its infant mortality rate (IMR), ranking 18th among 29 states, an indication of its indifferent health. Although the maternal mortality ratio has improved, child-health indicators, collectively, a majo...
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PM Narendra Modi Announces Maternity Benefit Of Rs 6,000 For Pregnant Women
As parts of efforts to bring down the maternal mortality rate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a scheme to provide pregnant women financial aid of Rs 6,000.
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Decline In Maternal, Child Mortality Rate, Says Government
New Delhi: India has demonstrated a reduction in key health indicators like maternal mortality rate, which declined much faster as compared to global rate, the government said today. “The country has demonstrated reduction in key health indicators such as IMR, MMR, Under 5 Mortality Rate. Further, the annual average pace of decline in MMR (for th...
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While Other Nations Have Improved Rate Of Maternal Mortality, U.S. Figures Remain High
Although the United States recently experienced a slight drop in maternal deaths, the nation's maternal mortality rate has risen steeply since 2000, a time when it was falling by more than a third globally.
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As Population Rises, UP's Healthcare System Collapses
These data, from the 2015 Rural Health Statistics (RHS), indicate how successive UP governments have neglected affordable, accessible and quality healthcare for the 200 million people
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Nearly 44,000 Women Die Every Year While Giving Birth: Union Minister JP Nadda
Nearly 44,000 women die every year while giving birth in the country, with Assam having the highest Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), 300 per one lakh live births, government informed the Rajya Sabha today.
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6 Women Die Post Delivery, Karnataka Health Minister Urges Public Protest
The Karnataka Congress government is facing mounting pressure after the death of another woman post-delivery in the Ballari district. The death toll of new mothers who underwent cesarean surgery has reached six.
-
US Maternal Mortality Returned To Pre-Pandemic Level In 2022
The US maternal mortality rate in 2022 returned to the same level as two years prior, after a spike in 2021 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, health authorities announced Thursday.
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24 Mothers Die Each Day In Afghanistan Due To Pregnancy Complications: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a clear warning about the situation as around 24 mothers lose their lives every day due to preventable maternal causes.
-
Maternal Deaths Surge to Highest Rate in 60 Years In US: Report
The US maternal mortality rate surged in 2021, the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Black women more than twice as likely to die than white women.
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Meghalaya Polls 2023: Congress Slams Chief Minister's Party Over "Poor" Healthcare System
The Congress in Meghalaya alleged that the ruling National People's Party (NPP) has failed to protect women and children, "with the state faring poorly on the infant and maternal mortality rate indexes".
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IIT Madras, National Health Mission Team Up To Jointly Reduce Maternal Mortality Rate
A team at the IIT Madras Centre of Excellence on virtual reality identified skill training of the health workers as the major challenge the country was facing particularly at the PHCs.
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16 Women Die After Delivery Every Month In 4 Major Delhi Government Hospitals: RTI
Despite efforts to bring down the maternal mortality rate, 16 women die after childbirth every month in four major government hospitals of Delhi.
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Maternal Mortality Rate Down By 37 Points In 3 Years: Health Minister JP Nadda
JP Nadda said that his government made some strategic changes and are able to save 30 expecting mothers every day.
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Tackle Infant Mortality Rate, Female Foeticide: Yogi Adityanath To UP Officials
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked state officials to prepare an action plan to reduce the infant, child and maternal mortality rate in the state. He also stressed on taking steps to check female foeticide.
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Why Uttarakhand Needs To Focus On Child Care
By Shalini Rudra/ IndiaSpend It ranks number six in per capita income, but relatively prosperous Uttarakhand does worse than many poorer states with its infant mortality rate (IMR), ranking 18th among 29 states, an indication of its indifferent health. Although the maternal mortality ratio has improved, child-health indicators, collectively, a majo...
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PM Narendra Modi Announces Maternity Benefit Of Rs 6,000 For Pregnant Women
As parts of efforts to bring down the maternal mortality rate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a scheme to provide pregnant women financial aid of Rs 6,000.
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Decline In Maternal, Child Mortality Rate, Says Government
New Delhi: India has demonstrated a reduction in key health indicators like maternal mortality rate, which declined much faster as compared to global rate, the government said today. “The country has demonstrated reduction in key health indicators such as IMR, MMR, Under 5 Mortality Rate. Further, the annual average pace of decline in MMR (for th...
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While Other Nations Have Improved Rate Of Maternal Mortality, U.S. Figures Remain High
Although the United States recently experienced a slight drop in maternal deaths, the nation's maternal mortality rate has risen steeply since 2000, a time when it was falling by more than a third globally.
-
As Population Rises, UP's Healthcare System Collapses
These data, from the 2015 Rural Health Statistics (RHS), indicate how successive UP governments have neglected affordable, accessible and quality healthcare for the 200 million people
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Nearly 44,000 Women Die Every Year While Giving Birth: Union Minister JP Nadda
Nearly 44,000 women die every year while giving birth in the country, with Assam having the highest Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), 300 per one lakh live births, government informed the Rajya Sabha today.
