Maternal Mortality

Madhya Pradesh's maternal mortality rate higher than rest of India: Amendment of laws needed to give women access to safe abortion

Even though abortion is legal in India since 1971, ten women in the country die every day due to unsafe abortions performed by quacks and untrained 'doctors'.

Remembering Hungarian medical 'genius' Ignac Semmelweis on his 200th birthday

On his 200th birthday, the life-saving work of a Hungarian obstetrician I. Semmelweis is finally getting its due.

India records 22% reduction in maternal mortality ratio since 2013; Uttar Pradesh tops chart with 30% decline

India has registered a significant decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) recording a 22 percent reduction in such deaths since 2013, according to the Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin

Right to privacy, declining infant mortality, renewed fight against TB: India has a lot to look forward to in 2018

The seeds of many positive changes were sown in 2017 and could bring news to cheer Indians in 2018.

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.

Five women die of childbirth-related complications every hour in India, says WHO

Nearly five women die every hour in India from complications developed during childbirth, WHO has said.

1.4 million children died before turning five in India: UN report

India also had the highest number of under-five deaths in the world in 2012, with 1.4 million children dying before reaching their fifth birthday.

Health minister outlines plan to end child, maternal deaths by 2035

For ending child and maternal deaths by 2035, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has outlined six key actions to accelerate achieving this goal.