India: Mother’s touch for newborns

India HNN Team

"New technologies are always welcome but one must not forget that for a child, his/her mother is the best incubator."  

Surviving the First Day of Life in India

India HNN Team

Although there are many challenges, India seems to have mobilized its “political will” to achieve the healthcare targets set forth in the Millennium Development Goals.

Program reduces newborn deaths in India

India HNN Team

Two years after the start of the HBB program, researchers evaluated its effectiveness and found that infant mortality dropped 30 per cent in areas of India where it was used.??

Good News: PGI to have neonatal intensive care unit

India HNN Team

It is hoped that this facility will help reduce the burden of newborn and infant mortality in Lucknow. 

Maharashtra fails to deliver good healthcare to pregnant women

India HNN Team

The stillbirth rate in these nine districts not only outnumbers infant deaths but is also alarmingly higher than the national average.

India: Death at Birth

India HNN Team

India has persistently high rates of newborn mortality, over three lakh a year, and accounts for 29 percent of all first-day deaths globally.

India: Women’s groups key to maternal, child health

India HNN Team

In a new study published in The Lancet, it was shown that women’s groups can dramatically reduce the number of maternal and newborn deaths. 

Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates Reduced by Peer Support

Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Malawi HNN Team

Two studies on the effect of peer support on maternal and infant mortality have broken new ground by using randomized controlled trials, according to an accompanying comment, which appear in the May 18 issue of the Lancet. 

India: J&K Minister stresses on reducing NMR

India HNN Team

"There is a need for reducing NMR in the state by taking concrete health care measures," the minister said. 

India: Doctors join hands to reduce child and maternal deaths

India HNN Team

Doctors in India discuss the role of human resources for health in impacting the country’s high newborn and maternal mortality rate.