State of worry

After a long gap of 10 years, India has released the National Family Health Survey 2015-16, though only for 13 states and two Union Territories. …

Born dead

In the story from the great Indian epic, Mahabharat , the legendary hero Arjun was once telling his wife Shubhadra how to penetrate the …

UN: Progress in tackling maternal as well as newborn deaths stagnant since 2015

India tops the list of 10 countries which bear 60% of global maternal deaths, stillbirths & newborn deaths burden

Countries mull strategies to achieve SDGs on maternal and child mortality

Sustainable Development Goals demand end of preventable deaths of newborns and children under five years of age, by 2020

Can we live forever?

Though all living beings have a finite life span, beyond a certain age, the probability of survival becomes unpredictable.

Care of the pregnant: Half-hearted attitude

The first 1,000 days of life offer the window of opportunity to reduce maternal and child mortality. It’s time India made the most of it 

NITI Aayog’s Health Index: Kerala on top; Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh among worst performers

However, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are among the states that have shown progress in overall health outcomes

Having a baby is hard in Ethiopia: women walk a lot, and wait a lot

It's impossible to think about maternal health in Ethiopia without thinking about the time and distance between where rural women live and where …

Shaken innocence

The widely reported case of Matthew Eapen's death has highlighted the ignorance regarding the "shaken baby syndrome"

In 2021, 2.8 million children in sub-Saharan Africa died before reaching their fifth birthday: UN report  

Region accounted for over half of all under-five deaths in 2021, says report  

Somali drought heightens risk to mothers during pregnancy and childbirth

About 607,000 pregnant women across Somalia need maternal health services to ensure a safe pregnancy and delivery

A primitive trend practised the world over

The ancient Greeks and Romans attached a high social premium to males and resorted to strange ways of determining the sex of the unborn child.

India recorded 24,000 maternal deaths in 2020, second only to Nigeria, UN report shows

Globally, there were 287,000 maternal deaths in 2020, only a marginal improvement from 309,000 in 2016 when the Sustainable Development Goals …

A welcome drop

KERALA’S DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DETERMINANTS AND CONSEQUENCES·K C Zachariah and Irudaya Rajan·Sage Publications·Pages …

How these five states in India are making it difficult to meet global SDG commitments

NITI Aayog CEO got it right, almost. Just five states are increasing the global challenge of meeting sustainable development goals

Under-five child mortality drops 53 per cent from 1990 to 2015: report

Despite progress, a large number of children are still dying due to preventable causes. Sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia are the regions …

How Nuh’s maternal mortality rate dropped 32 points in just 4 years

Incentivising institutional deliveries don’t necessarily ensure a pregnant woman’s nutritional health 

Uttarakhand safest for newborns: first annual health survey

Survey will help measure progress of development goals and formulate district-level plans better, says health ministry

Maternal mortality in India: What do the recent figures tell us

Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan have seen the biggest drop in maternal mortality 

Under-five and neonatal mortality: Variation between states offsets India’s achievement

68.2 per cent of all children deaths due to malnutrition, rates comparable to sub-Saharan Africa: Lancet paper

Measles outbreak in Mumbai: 164 cases reported since September

Measles is a highly contagious viral infection associated with high mortality in children under 2 years 

The role of bias in how women are treated during childbirth: a Kenyan case study

Around 810 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth

Infant death linked to child-rearing habits

The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is more frequent among children in the West than in Asia. Researchers say a difference in child-care …

Unchecked emissions may double child mortality due to heat in Africa

Study estimates 38,000 child deaths due to climate warming could occur every year by 2049

Coma after death

Child victims of a frayed medical service and a government programme gone wrong raise a mute question