Infant Deaths

Over 1,000 children died in UP's Gorakhpur in last 12 months, claims Akhilesh Yadav after Yogi Adityanath slams Congress over infant deaths in Kota

Training his guns on the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav said, "Yogi Adityanath is worried about Kota deaths. When will he be worried about the Gorakhpur deaths."

Kota infant deaths: Rajasthan govt gives clean chit to hospital where 100 kids died last month, says institution forced to run at 150% of its capacity

A Rajasthan government committee found that Kota's JK Lone Hospital is short of beds and its functioning needs improvement but cleared the doctors there of any lapses over the recent death of infants admitted there

Infant dies after suffering 70% burns in fire at Alwar hospital; health department-led panel finds neonatal unit, nursing in-charges responsible

A newborn girl who was critically injured when a fire broke out in the neonatal care unit of a hospital in Rajasthan's Alwar on Tuesday has succumbed to injuries

Kota infant deaths: NCPCR finds JK Lon Hospital in dire state; acute staff shortage, pigs inside campus among many lapses at institution

Broken windows and gates, pigs roaming inside hospital campus and acute shortage of staff were among the findings of the apex child rights body NCPCR during inspection of JK Lon Hospital in Kota where 940 children died this year

Kota infant deaths: Toll climbs to 91 as 14 more children die in hospital; BJP forms committee to probe incident

Fourteen more infants have died at the J K Lone hospital here in the last five days, taking the number of deaths to 91 this month at the facility, officials said on Monday.

Delhi Police arrest teen for punching two-month-old son to death; 17-yr-old suspected his wife was unfaithful

The incident was reported from outer Delhi's Mangolpuri on Saturday evening. The father of the infant allegedly killed him by raining punches on him.

36 newborns die in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol govt hospital in August

As many as 36 newborns died in a government hospital in Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh in August, the hospital authorities said on Monday.

Kerala announces aid to parents of 38 tribal children who died due to malnutrition

Amid concerns over infant deaths in the tribal hamlet of Attappady, the Kerala government has announced a financial aid of Rs one lakh each to the parents of 38 children who died due to malnutrition.

After nine infants die at hospital in Ajmer, parents allege negligence

As many as nine newborn babies have died at a hospital in Ajmer in Rajasthan in a matter of days, news reports said. The deaths have put the spotlight on poor state of public health.

Four more newborns die in Cuttack hospital, death toll reaches 63 in two weeks

A day after Odisha government refused to accept the central assistance for health care facilities at the Sishu Bhawan, the paediatric hospital in Cuttack registered four more crib deaths on Thursday, taking the toll to 63 in past two weeks.