All health conditions should get insurance cover, except maternity, infertility: IRDAI

The authority recommends uniformity in health insurance policies to ensure the beneficiaries are not misguided or cheated based on technicalities

Lok Sabha passes Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill; paid leaves increase

Women with two surviving children will now be entitled to increased maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks

Mental illness in fathers may increase the risk of preterm birth — new research

Stress-related disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, were associated with the highest risk of preterm birth

How India remains poor: As many as 22 states have become poorer

Latest NITI Aayog counts no state as ‘achiever’; overall performance of most ‘performing’, ‘laggard’ states …

Study underlines air pollution link to increased risks of pre-term birth, birth weight and pregnancy complications

Singleton pregnancies in 2000-2015 in Kansas, US examined

Sudan conflict: Women & girls hit hard as reproductive, maternal, paediatric care in jeopardy

Hospitals in affected areas shut or taken over; critical supply for obstetric care, post-rape treatment, contraceptives disrupted

Lalitpur’s baby formula

Programme to promote breastfeeding improves health of children under two