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Bringing better health to the Indian woman

Efforts are on to tackle the abysmal state of female health in India, especially among the poorer sections

Dumping defects

Landfill sites linked to birth defects

Children under cloud

Pollution causes birth defects

Terror stricken

Even the womb fails to protect

Exposure to toxic parts of PM2.5 during pregnancy harmful for newborn health

Inhaling sulphur, sulphate, copper, iron, nickel and zinc through PM2.5 can trigger maternal oxidative stress and affect the growth of the foetus

The bane of Indian women

Inflicting a physician-induced ailment on women is tantamount to murder

Measuring well-being

Infant mortality rate acts as an indicator of how well a nation cares for its citizens

Nicotine: catch them young

Gran's a mom

Is a cure for premature menopause in sight?

Broken promises

'Health for all Indians by 2000' remains a myth

Womb woes

Pollution can lead to birth defects

The iron bar

Fluoride in water and food blocks iron absorption, leads to anaemia among pregnant women  

How important is birth environment for you now?

Environmental factors at birth, such as temperature and altitude, can affect the baby's fertility later, show recent studies

15 million newborns in India are not breastfed in the first hour

This is happening when 80 per cent of deliveries are taking place in health facilities, says a report

Female bias?

Pill on net

The ideal gap

A two-and-a-half-year gap is ideal between births for the health of the babies

DDT legacy

Residue causes foetal loss

Plenty of malnourished

GDP growing at 8.3 per cent, but almost half of Indian children under five affected

Serve it hot

According to report

Umbilical discord

As a result of air pollution in Delhi, strains of toxic metals like lead and cadmium are increasingly finding their way into the womb