Zika threat reaches Bihar
A 22-year-old man tests positive of the virus, but he could have got it in Rajasthan
Call a contraceptive
Start-ups in metro cities deliver condoms, emergency contraceptive pills and even pregnancy test kits to ensure you are never caught off-guard
Nearly half of Zika pregnancies result in miscarriages, birth defects
Significant problems were seen among women infected just a few weeks before giving birth
Long wait for justice for pregnancy test drug victims
Victims of hormonal drug, Primodos, in UK have been seeking justice for over 40 years now
Pregnant in a time of coronavirus – the changing risks and what you need to know
The death rate for mothers having C-sections is 50 times higher in Africa
It isn’t only the mothers who are suffering — the in-hospital mortality of babies after Caesarean delivery was double that of high-…
3,000 adolescents die every day of preventable causes: WHO
Gains from investments in maternal and child health programmes are not sustained in adolescence
Female foeticide: Are doctors the fall guys?
Sex determination is an issue related to the degraded moral values of a few. Introducing six months of ultrasound training can't inculcate moral …
Institutional deliveries double in a decade
After the introduction of cash incentives under Janani Suraksha Yojana in 2005, institutional deliveries increased from 39 per cent in 2005 to 78 …
One-fifth of pregnant women at risk due to Group B Sterptococcus bacteria
The first comprehensive research on the bacteria estimates that out of 410,000 cases every year, there will be at least 147,000 stillbirths and …
Quality healthcare can prevent mothers, babies from dying
According to WHO, the day of birth was potentially the most dangerous time for mothers as well as babies
Mothers of 57% newborns not entitled to maternity benefits
Central government's maternity benefit scheme excludes more women than it covers
Centre signs US $200 million loan deal with World Bank for POSHAN Abhiyaan
Amount to be used as financial aid to reduce stunting among children
To save cows, regulations imposed on drug that helps women with childbirth
Government tries to restrict use of oxytocin as it is also illegally given to cattle to increase milk production
Soon, a contraceptive pill for men they can pop hours before sex
The contraceptive doesn’t suppress any hormone, thus eliminating the side-effects of male hormone deficiency
800 women still die in childbirth every day globally: Unicef report
The lowest coverage levels tend to be in the poorest countries where maternal mortality levels are highest, it says
India improves maternal mortality ratio, but poorer states yet to make progress
This is a considerable improvement from the 130 deaths per lakh in 2014-2016
Over 3 lakh pregnancy losses every year linked to polluted air in South Asia
Northern plains region in India and Pakistan most impacted, meeting India’s air quality standard would have reduced loss by 7 per cent&…
This district in Bihar ignores antenatal care; budget allocation very low: survey
Almost 95 per cent of funds allocated for nutrition intervention for pregnant women in Bihar’s Purnea district were utilised for …
One in every seven babies is born underweight: Study
The research includes data from 148 nations, but it only covers partial data from India
Umbilical discord
Lack of enforcing protocols is pushing up cesarean deliveries in India
UK’s first successful womb transplant – key questions answered
We need to take care that in going to such great lengths to make gestational parenting possible, we are not creating a hierarchy in which the …
Roe v Wade overturned: What abortion access and reproductive rights look like around the world
In some countries, abortion can be performed later in pregnancy based on the health of the foetus
Air pollution may cause ‘silent’ miscarriages risk: Study
The risk of missed abortion in the first trimester increases with exposure to PM 2.5, sulfur dioxide, ozone and carbon monoxide in older women, …
Scientists identify genetic factors responsible for infertility among Indian men
Hyderabad-based scientists find that the deletions on Y chromosome of infertile Indian men are vastly different from such deletions seen among …