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'When Will Mumma Return?' Rajasthan Maternal Deaths Tear Families Apart
In the last two months, 18 maternal deaths have been reported across five districts in Rajasthan, raising serious concerns about the healthcare system.
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NDTV Investigation: Search For Answers As Several Women Die After C-Section In Kota
In this three-part series, NDTV investigates maternal deaths and severe post-delivery complications reported across government hospitals in Rajasthan.
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Meghalaya's South Garo Hills Reports Zero Maternal Deaths For Eight Months
Despite difficult terrain, scattered villages and limited healthcare infrastructure, the district has achieved an estimated 83 per cent reduction in its Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR).
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Centre Cancels Jackson Laboratories' Licences Amid Rajasthan's Oxytocin Deaths Case
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has also sought a detailed report from the Rajasthan government to ascertain the facts surrounding the incident, senior ministry officials told NDTV.
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Jodhpur Hospital Case: 8 Women Develop Complications Post C-Section, 2 Critical
Close on the heels of maternal deaths and kidney-related complications reported in Kota and Bikaner following caesarean deliveries, a similar case has surfaced at Paota District Hospital in Jodhpur.
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Cultural Demand For Sons In Congo Fuels High Birth Rates And Maternal Health Challenges
Africa accounts for 70% of global maternal deaths, according to the World Health Organization, even as those deaths have been declining.
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Rajasthan Health Crisis: 4 Mothers Die In Kota, Others Fall Critically Ill In Bikaner
Jaipur, June 14 (IANS) It's been over a month since five women died in Rajasthan's Kota after undergoing surgical challenges during pregnancy. What killed these five women and what triggered recent cases of acute kidney injury, multi-organ failure, and even blindness among new mothers in another Rajasthan city, Bikaner, is now a million-dollar ques...
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Five Women Develop Severe Postpartum Complications, Including Kidney Failure, At Bikaner Hospital
Jaipur, June 9 (IANS) Close on the heels of maternal deaths in Kota, a serious medical concern has surfaced at PBM Hospital in Bikaner, where five women developed severe complications, including kidney failure, after giving birth.
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Africa Is The Deadliest Place In The World To Have A Baby, While Its Population Booms
Women in Central African Republic are 40 times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth than in the United States, the United Nations has said. For every 100,000 births in the country, one of the world's poorest, 829 women die.
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UK Health Secretary Orders Probe Into Maternity Services After Scandals
UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced a "rapid national investigation" into English maternity services after a string of scandals over 15 years.
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'Will Quit If...': Minister After 5 New Mothers Die At Karnataka Hospital
Another maternal death has been reported at the Ballari Medical College and Research Centre (BMCRC), bringing the total number of such fatalities in the past month to five.
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Maternal Deaths In UK Surge to Highest Level In Almost 20 Years: Study
The number of women in Britain dying during pregnancy or soon afterwards has reached its highest level in almost two decades, a new study reported Thursday.
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India Among 10 Countries That Account For 60% Of Maternal, New Born Deaths: Study
India leads a list of 10 countries that together account for 60 per cent of global maternal deaths, stillbirths and newborn deaths, and 51 per cent of live births globally, a report released by the United Nations has said.
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Mother Or Baby Die In Child Birth Every 11 Seconds: UN
Global child and maternal deaths have fallen sharply in recent decades, but new UN statistics released Thursday show unequal progress, with more than five childbirths a minute ending in tragedy.
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With Free Bus Rides, Nepali Women Opting For Hospitals For Safer Births
As a teenager Meera Nepali was terrified as she went into labour with her first child at home in a remote village, miles from a hospital with nobody but her mother-in-law to help.
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'When Will Mumma Return?' Rajasthan Maternal Deaths Tear Families Apart
In the last two months, 18 maternal deaths have been reported across five districts in Rajasthan, raising serious concerns about the healthcare system.
-
NDTV Investigation: Search For Answers As Several Women Die After C-Section In Kota
In this three-part series, NDTV investigates maternal deaths and severe post-delivery complications reported across government hospitals in Rajasthan.
-
Meghalaya's South Garo Hills Reports Zero Maternal Deaths For Eight Months
Despite difficult terrain, scattered villages and limited healthcare infrastructure, the district has achieved an estimated 83 per cent reduction in its Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR).
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Centre Cancels Jackson Laboratories' Licences Amid Rajasthan's Oxytocin Deaths Case
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has also sought a detailed report from the Rajasthan government to ascertain the facts surrounding the incident, senior ministry officials told NDTV.
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Jodhpur Hospital Case: 8 Women Develop Complications Post C-Section, 2 Critical
Close on the heels of maternal deaths and kidney-related complications reported in Kota and Bikaner following caesarean deliveries, a similar case has surfaced at Paota District Hospital in Jodhpur.
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Cultural Demand For Sons In Congo Fuels High Birth Rates And Maternal Health Challenges
Africa accounts for 70% of global maternal deaths, according to the World Health Organization, even as those deaths have been declining.
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Rajasthan Health Crisis: 4 Mothers Die In Kota, Others Fall Critically Ill In Bikaner
Jaipur, June 14 (IANS) It's been over a month since five women died in Rajasthan's Kota after undergoing surgical challenges during pregnancy. What killed these five women and what triggered recent cases of acute kidney injury, multi-organ failure, and even blindness among new mothers in another Rajasthan city, Bikaner, is now a million-dollar ques...
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Five Women Develop Severe Postpartum Complications, Including Kidney Failure, At Bikaner Hospital
Jaipur, June 9 (IANS) Close on the heels of maternal deaths in Kota, a serious medical concern has surfaced at PBM Hospital in Bikaner, where five women developed severe complications, including kidney failure, after giving birth.
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Africa Is The Deadliest Place In The World To Have A Baby, While Its Population Booms
Women in Central African Republic are 40 times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth than in the United States, the United Nations has said. For every 100,000 births in the country, one of the world's poorest, 829 women die.
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UK Health Secretary Orders Probe Into Maternity Services After Scandals
UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced a "rapid national investigation" into English maternity services after a string of scandals over 15 years.
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'Will Quit If...': Minister After 5 New Mothers Die At Karnataka Hospital
Another maternal death has been reported at the Ballari Medical College and Research Centre (BMCRC), bringing the total number of such fatalities in the past month to five.
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Maternal Deaths In UK Surge to Highest Level In Almost 20 Years: Study
The number of women in Britain dying during pregnancy or soon afterwards has reached its highest level in almost two decades, a new study reported Thursday.
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India Among 10 Countries That Account For 60% Of Maternal, New Born Deaths: Study
India leads a list of 10 countries that together account for 60 per cent of global maternal deaths, stillbirths and newborn deaths, and 51 per cent of live births globally, a report released by the United Nations has said.
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Mother Or Baby Die In Child Birth Every 11 Seconds: UN
Global child and maternal deaths have fallen sharply in recent decades, but new UN statistics released Thursday show unequal progress, with more than five childbirths a minute ending in tragedy.
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With Free Bus Rides, Nepali Women Opting For Hospitals For Safer Births
As a teenager Meera Nepali was terrified as she went into labour with her first child at home in a remote village, miles from a hospital with nobody but her mother-in-law to help.
