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