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Vaccination for pregnant women in India

The cries within

Why are reproductive healthcare rights of displaced women not protected in India?

Good for health, bad for fertility

Study shows antioxidants reduce ovulation in women

Let’s talk sex

Awareness campaign changes attitude towards sexual health and family planning in Bihar

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Simply Put: Maternal mortality in India

309,000 infants die on first day

India tops global list of first day deaths of infants; chronic malnourishment blamed

Early pregnancy, under-5 mortality impact population rise in sub-Saharan Africa: UN report

World’s population is projected to reach 8 billion by November 15

Mothers of 57% newborns not entitled to maternity benefits

Central government's maternity benefit scheme excludes more women than it covers

Well begun is half done

Why is breastfeeding in the first hour after birth so important?

Well begun is half done

Why is breastfeeding in the first hour after birth so important?

Supreme Court orders ban on mass sterilisation

The apex court noted evidences of poor quality of care at mass sterilisation camps

Infertile growth

Pesticide affects women

A neglected tragedy: 2 million stillbirths in 2019, flags report

A majority of stillbirths happened in sub-Saharan Africa

Non-stick hazard

Zambia government renews commitment to end obstetric fistula by 2030 

New strategic plan to manage the condition till 2026 launched

Maternal, infant health in Tikamgarh poor despite high institutional delivery rate

Few women avail proper antenatal care, many opt for hospital deliveries for incentives

How rural kitchen pays

Local procurement for anganwadis can revive rural economy in a big way

One-third of total maternal deaths in 2015 happened in India

At least 45,000 mothers died during pregnancy or childbirth

In Short

Dangerous play

India still has a high rate of malnutrition, reveals new National Health Survey

West Bengal has more wasted children than a decade ago

Science and Technology - Briefs

Mounting Evidence, Collapsing Public Health