Maternity

NITI Aayog report: Less number of women delivered at institutional facilities during COVID period

The report titled 'Preserving progress on nutrition in India: Poshan Abhiyan in pandemic times' pointed out that the number of institutional deliveries conducted, including C-section, reduced in most states and UTs compared with the number of such cases recorded during the pre-pandemic period

The 'Women In Labour' Podcast: Twitter India's Mahima Kaul on maternity leave, work after pregnancy

In this episode of Women In Labour, Twitter India's Mahima Kaul discusses what questions to-be moms should be asking about maternity leave, and how to take on leadership roles post-pregnancy.

ESIC hikes confinement expenses paid to pregnant women for getting maternity services from other hospitals to Rs 7,500 from existing Rs 5,000

Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has decided to increase confinement expenses paid to pregnant women for getting maternity services from other hospitals, to Rs 7,500 from existing Rs 5,000 after factoring in higher cost of living

Maternity management in India Inc: Cos struggle to fill talent gap in event of women employees' maternity continuum

Maternity continuum refers to the phases of maternity that a woman professional goes through in the event of pregnancy.

Parliament clears key laws promising Rs 20-lakh tax free gratuity, more than 12 days maternity leave

The amendment to the payment of gratuity law comes in the backdrop of Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 enhancing the maximum maternity leave period to 26 weeks.

Why Modi’s claim of new maternity benefit scheme is old wine in new bottle

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government in Tamil Nadu, in 1987, under former chief minister MG Ramachandran, launched the state’s flagship programme for pregnant women.

Modi speech full text: Indians showed resolute honesty can defeat dishonesty

Indians have displayed the strength of people power, utmost discipline, and the ability to discern the truth in a storm of disinformation, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

India's disappearing daughters: Child sex ratios continue to plummet all over the country

Studies now indicate that hitherto relatively unaffected Indian states now have also got plunging child sex ratios.

Photos: Gas blast destroys Mexico children's hospital, leaves 2 dead

Rescue workers are seen at the site of an explosion at a maternity hospital in Mexico City. The explosion rocked the maternity hospital on Thursday.

Gas blast wrecks Mexico City's maternity hospital; 2 dead, 73 hurt

Injured and bleeding, mothers carrying infants fled from a maternity hospital shattered by a powerful gas explosion on Thursday