Janani Suraksha Yojana

Assam takes to text messages to save lives even as state records highest maternal deaths

On a sunny, winter afternoon here on India’s eastern edge, in a land where mothers die in the highest proportion nationwide, a few men, children, and about 40 women–either pregnant or cradling infants–listened to a robust, articulate woman talk in the local Sadri dialect about a text message that could save their lives.

Maternal mortality: A silent killer that claims a life every five minutes in India

In 2015, a total of 45,000 maternal deaths took place in in India along with 58,000 in Nigeria which accounted for one-third of the global total.

Pregnant thrice in four months? Unusual cases in UP's Janani Suraksha Yojana raise eyebrows

An audit into the Janani Suraksha Yojana scheme in Uttar Pradesh, aimed to decrease neo-natal and maternal deaths in India, has revealed several discrepancies in the implementation.

Women in unorganised sector should get maternity benefit: Tirath

The Maternity Benefit Act regulates the employment of women for certain period before and after child-birth and is aimed at protection of their rights.