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"Pregnancy Is Not A Disease": Bengaluru Mom Explains Applying Lipstick During Labour
A Bengaluru-based engineer and content creator has gone viral after sharing a video of herself applying lipstick during labour
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Madhya Pradesh Focuses On Timely Care For High Risk Pregnancies And Maternal Health
Madhya Pradesh has identified nearly two lakh high-risk pregnancies among 6.2 lakh pregnant women registered on a health monitoring portal, but only around 30 per cent of these women are being admitted to healthcare institutions sufficiently ahead of time.
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Two More Pregnant Women In Rajasthan's Kota Die From Kidney Complications
Two women have developed kidney-related complications following Cesarean deliveries at the New Medical College Hospital in Rajasthan's Kota, raising fresh concerns about post-delivery care and patient monitoring.
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Can Women With Diabetes Have A Healthy Pregnancy? Doctors Explain
Women with diabetes can have healthy pregnancies with proper blood sugar control, medication, diet, and regular medical care.
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Mobile Boat Clinics Bring Healthcare To India's Remote Islands
An infant lets out a feeble cry as a doctor administers a routine but vital injection aboard a mobile boat clinic, part of a network serving...
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Why Sons May Put Mothers Through More Painful Labour: Scientists Decipher The Evolutionary Price Of Having A Son
Scientists find evolutionary reasons why mothers go through more torturous labour pain when delivering male babies.
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Haryana To Launch 102 Maternal And Child Health Call Centre
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Sunday that the state government is implementing the 'SAMRIDDHI' to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality and ensure timely and quality healthcare services for pregnant women.
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When USAID Shut In Nepal, Mothers And Babies Started Dying
In Nepal, a five-year, $35 million program cancelled by the U.S. cuts reached more than 100,000 women and girls in its first three years.
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Ebola Fear Drives Pregnant Women Away From Hospitals, Deaths Rise In Congo
Pregnant woman in Congo are fearing hospital visits and this is leading to a rise in maternal deaths. Here is how the rising cases of the Ebola outbreak are causing a maternal health crisis in Congo.
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Preeclampsia Cases Shed Light On Social Drivers Of Maternal Health Disparities
During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a documented 25% prevalence rate of preeclampsia among a sample of 176 Latinas who used publicly funded prenatal care in El Paso.
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How Long You'll Live Could Be Determined Before You're Even Born, Study Finds
Researchers say prenatal development could influence ageing, although healthy lifestyle choices remain important throughout life.
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Rajasthan Women Seek Euthanasia Amid Postpartum Kidney Failure: Warning Signs New Mothers Should Know
Postpartum kidney failure, also known as acute kidney injury (AKI) after childbirth, is an uncommon but serious condition in which the kidneys suddenly lose their ability to filter waste products.
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NITI Aayog And UNICEF Join Hands: What The New Health Pact Means For India
NITI Aayog and UNICEF India partner to enhance maternal and child nutrition in Aspirational Districts through policy support and technical expertise.
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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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"Pregnancy Is Not A Disease": Bengaluru Mom Explains Applying Lipstick During Labour
A Bengaluru-based engineer and content creator has gone viral after sharing a video of herself applying lipstick during labour
-
Madhya Pradesh Focuses On Timely Care For High Risk Pregnancies And Maternal Health
Madhya Pradesh has identified nearly two lakh high-risk pregnancies among 6.2 lakh pregnant women registered on a health monitoring portal, but only around 30 per cent of these women are being admitted to healthcare institutions sufficiently ahead of time.
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Two More Pregnant Women In Rajasthan's Kota Die From Kidney Complications
Two women have developed kidney-related complications following Cesarean deliveries at the New Medical College Hospital in Rajasthan's Kota, raising fresh concerns about post-delivery care and patient monitoring.
-
Can Women With Diabetes Have A Healthy Pregnancy? Doctors Explain
Women with diabetes can have healthy pregnancies with proper blood sugar control, medication, diet, and regular medical care.
-
Mobile Boat Clinics Bring Healthcare To India's Remote Islands
An infant lets out a feeble cry as a doctor administers a routine but vital injection aboard a mobile boat clinic, part of a network serving...
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Why Sons May Put Mothers Through More Painful Labour: Scientists Decipher The Evolutionary Price Of Having A Son
Scientists find evolutionary reasons why mothers go through more torturous labour pain when delivering male babies.
-
Haryana To Launch 102 Maternal And Child Health Call Centre
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Sunday that the state government is implementing the 'SAMRIDDHI' to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality and ensure timely and quality healthcare services for pregnant women.
-
When USAID Shut In Nepal, Mothers And Babies Started Dying
In Nepal, a five-year, $35 million program cancelled by the U.S. cuts reached more than 100,000 women and girls in its first three years.
-
Ebola Fear Drives Pregnant Women Away From Hospitals, Deaths Rise In Congo
Pregnant woman in Congo are fearing hospital visits and this is leading to a rise in maternal deaths. Here is how the rising cases of the Ebola outbreak are causing a maternal health crisis in Congo.
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Preeclampsia Cases Shed Light On Social Drivers Of Maternal Health Disparities
During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a documented 25% prevalence rate of preeclampsia among a sample of 176 Latinas who used publicly funded prenatal care in El Paso.
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How Long You'll Live Could Be Determined Before You're Even Born, Study Finds
Researchers say prenatal development could influence ageing, although healthy lifestyle choices remain important throughout life.
-
Rajasthan Women Seek Euthanasia Amid Postpartum Kidney Failure: Warning Signs New Mothers Should Know
Postpartum kidney failure, also known as acute kidney injury (AKI) after childbirth, is an uncommon but serious condition in which the kidneys suddenly lose their ability to filter waste products.
-
NITI Aayog And UNICEF Join Hands: What The New Health Pact Means For India
NITI Aayog and UNICEF India partner to enhance maternal and child nutrition in Aspirational Districts through policy support and technical expertise.
-
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.
