Mother & Child

Why Caesarean Deliveries Are Rising In Jammu And Kashmir
Srinagar: Tahira Firdous, 58, sits outside the operating theatre of Lal Ded Hospital, one of Kashmir's oldest maternal...
'I Was Compelled To Walk 4 Km In Snow, Four Days After Childbirth'
Koti (Himachal Pradesh): "I was compelled to walk for four kilometres with my new-born, in knee-deep snow, just days...

DataViz: As Many Children Die Before Their Fifth Birthday In Uttar Pradesh As In Afghanistan
Noida: Nearly 60 of every 1,000 children born in Uttar Pradesh die before their fifth birthday, almost as many as in...

Why India Cannot Delay Vaccinating Pregnant Women Against Covid-19
Mumbai: Kalyani Agrahari, 27, an assistant teacher, was assigned to poll duty in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur block...

India's COVID Vaccination May Derail Other Immunisation Programmes
New Delhi: India's COVID-19 vaccination target of delivering up to 500 million doses by July, which is largely...

What Child Stunting Numbers Tell Us About North-East Indian States
Bengaluru and Delhi: Stunting among children aged below five has increased in four northeastern Indian states, a trend...

Maternity Benefits: What Centre Can Learn From Tamil Nadu, Odisha
New Delhi: Up to 88% of eligible women in the country did not receive benefits under the Centre’s maternity benefits...

Haryana Portal Helps Track High-Risk Pregnancies For Improved Care
Wazirabad, Haryana: Rajvanti Devi, 38, stood in a long queue of pregnant women, braving the bright midday sun, at a...
