In March, Preeti Singh almost died giving birth. The 22-year-old resident of a village about a half hour’s drive from New Delhi was pregnant with twins and planned to give birth with the help of an ...
India is witnessing a quiet crisis in obstetric care. In Andhra Pradesh alone, recent data show a staggering 56.62 % of deliveries are performed via caesarean section (C-section), more than half of ...
April 7 was World Health Day 2025 which marked the global call to action around the theme Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures. Yet in India’s expanding urban centres, this vision remains out of reach ...
2022 MAR 11 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- Investigators discuss new findings in pregnancy and childbirth. According to news reporting out of the University ...
NEW DELHI (IANS) – Nearly 6,500 adolescent girls die in childbirth in South Asia every year, said UN agencies, calling for prioritization of the health of girls and adolescents in South Asia.
The incidence of low birth weight rose sharply in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research. The incidence of low birth weight rose sharply in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
The incidence of low birth weight rose sharply in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame. Globally, 1 in 4 newborns has a low birth weight (less ...