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4.9 Million Children Died Globally Before Turning 5 In 2024, Estimates Study
A series of five research papers published in The British Medical Journal estimate that globally, 4.9 million children died before turning five in 2024, including 2.3 million neonatal deaths.
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India's Sustained Efforts Driving Sharp Decline In Child Mortality: UN Report
Over the last two decades, India has played a pivotal role in reducing child mortality in the South Asia region, which witnessed a 76 per cent decline in under-five deaths since 1990 and a 68 per cent drop since 2000.
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World Birth Defects Day: Why India Bears A High Burden Of Congenital Anomalies
On World Birth Defects Day, India's congenital anomalies burden is spotlighted with roughly 472,000 affected births annually, contributing to high neonatal mortality and disability.
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Prenatal Infections Silently Harm Babies: How Early Screening During Pregnancy Can Save Lives
Experts say early screening and vaccination can prevent miscarriage, birth defects and lifelong disability. Here's why testing during pregnancy is crucial.
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Baby Girl Burns To Death In UP Hospital, Staff Informs Father 5 Hours Later
A newborn girl died after a fire broke out inside a neonatal warmer at a private hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur. The tragedy occurred at Raja Nursing Home in the Brahm Nagar area of the city. The facility is operated by Dr Vivek Mishra.
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Government Hospitals "Dens Of Death": Rahul Gandhi On Indore's Rat Bite Deaths
The deaths of two critically ailing newborns after rat bites inside the Neonatal ICU (NICU) of Indore's Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital have snowballed into a political storm.
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Have A Newborn In Your Home? Here Are 8 Reasons Why Babies Require Extra Care
Postnatal Care: Let's explore why newborns require extra care and how mothers and families can create an optimal environment to nurture children.
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Death Count In Delhi's Hospital Fire Rises To 7 After Rescued Baby Dies
The death toll in a fire in an east Delhi neonatal hospital rose to seven on Friday after a 50-day-old infant who was rescued from the incident site succumbed during treatment, police said.
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Maharashtra Hospital Where 24 Died Has 24 Neonatal ICU Beds, But 65 Were Treated: Doctor
A total of 65 patients were being treated at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Maharashtra government's facility in Nanded against the sanctioned strength of 24 beds when 11 infants died at the NICU between Sep 30 and October 1, doctor said.
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"I Am Evil...": British Nurse Guilty Of Killing 7 Newborns In A Year
A British nurse was on Friday found guilty of murdering seven newborn babies and trying to murder six others at the hospital neonatal unit where she worked with sick and premature infants.
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4 Newborns Die At Government Hospital In Chhattisgarh, Probe Launched
Four newborn babies died in the special neonatal care unit (SNCU) of a government hospital in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district today, prompting the state government to order a probe, an official said.
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UP Woman Delivers Baby In Hospital Corridor, Watched By Everyone
In what appears to be a case of criminal negligence by doctors and staff at a government hospital in western Uttar Pradesh, a woman was forced to deliver a baby in the corridors of the hospital on Sunday evening because doctors and nursing staff on duty allegedly turned her away, saying there were no beds available to admit the woman after the deli...
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UK Healthcare Worker Arrested On Suspicion Of Murdering Eight Babies
A British female healthcare worker has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and trying to murder six others after an investigation into deaths at a neonatal unit in northern England, police said on Tuesday.
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Shocking Rise In Premature Baby Deaths, Reveals Study
There has been a tremendous rise in the number of neonatal deaths in connection with premature births and babies with low-birthweight over the period of past 15 years even though the country has witnessed decline in early deaths from infections, according to health officials.
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No Review Meeting On Neonatal Deaths In 3 Years In Odisha, Shows CAG Report
Bhubaneswar: The government medical colleges and hospitals did not conduct a single review meeting to identify the cause of neonatal deaths in Odisha in the last three years, a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report said on Saturday. According to the report, though the neonatal mortality rate (37 per thousand) of the state was the highest in...
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4.9 Million Children Died Globally Before Turning 5 In 2024, Estimates Study
A series of five research papers published in The British Medical Journal estimate that globally, 4.9 million children died before turning five in 2024, including 2.3 million neonatal deaths.
-
India's Sustained Efforts Driving Sharp Decline In Child Mortality: UN Report
Over the last two decades, India has played a pivotal role in reducing child mortality in the South Asia region, which witnessed a 76 per cent decline in under-five deaths since 1990 and a 68 per cent drop since 2000.
-
World Birth Defects Day: Why India Bears A High Burden Of Congenital Anomalies
On World Birth Defects Day, India's congenital anomalies burden is spotlighted with roughly 472,000 affected births annually, contributing to high neonatal mortality and disability.
-
Prenatal Infections Silently Harm Babies: How Early Screening During Pregnancy Can Save Lives
Experts say early screening and vaccination can prevent miscarriage, birth defects and lifelong disability. Here's why testing during pregnancy is crucial.
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Baby Girl Burns To Death In UP Hospital, Staff Informs Father 5 Hours Later
A newborn girl died after a fire broke out inside a neonatal warmer at a private hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur. The tragedy occurred at Raja Nursing Home in the Brahm Nagar area of the city. The facility is operated by Dr Vivek Mishra.
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Government Hospitals "Dens Of Death": Rahul Gandhi On Indore's Rat Bite Deaths
The deaths of two critically ailing newborns after rat bites inside the Neonatal ICU (NICU) of Indore's Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital have snowballed into a political storm.
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Have A Newborn In Your Home? Here Are 8 Reasons Why Babies Require Extra Care
Postnatal Care: Let's explore why newborns require extra care and how mothers and families can create an optimal environment to nurture children.
-
Death Count In Delhi's Hospital Fire Rises To 7 After Rescued Baby Dies
The death toll in a fire in an east Delhi neonatal hospital rose to seven on Friday after a 50-day-old infant who was rescued from the incident site succumbed during treatment, police said.
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Maharashtra Hospital Where 24 Died Has 24 Neonatal ICU Beds, But 65 Were Treated: Doctor
A total of 65 patients were being treated at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Maharashtra government's facility in Nanded against the sanctioned strength of 24 beds when 11 infants died at the NICU between Sep 30 and October 1, doctor said.
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"I Am Evil...": British Nurse Guilty Of Killing 7 Newborns In A Year
A British nurse was on Friday found guilty of murdering seven newborn babies and trying to murder six others at the hospital neonatal unit where she worked with sick and premature infants.
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4 Newborns Die At Government Hospital In Chhattisgarh, Probe Launched
Four newborn babies died in the special neonatal care unit (SNCU) of a government hospital in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district today, prompting the state government to order a probe, an official said.
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UP Woman Delivers Baby In Hospital Corridor, Watched By Everyone
In what appears to be a case of criminal negligence by doctors and staff at a government hospital in western Uttar Pradesh, a woman was forced to deliver a baby in the corridors of the hospital on Sunday evening because doctors and nursing staff on duty allegedly turned her away, saying there were no beds available to admit the woman after the deli...
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UK Healthcare Worker Arrested On Suspicion Of Murdering Eight Babies
A British female healthcare worker has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and trying to murder six others after an investigation into deaths at a neonatal unit in northern England, police said on Tuesday.
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Shocking Rise In Premature Baby Deaths, Reveals Study
There has been a tremendous rise in the number of neonatal deaths in connection with premature births and babies with low-birthweight over the period of past 15 years even though the country has witnessed decline in early deaths from infections, according to health officials.
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No Review Meeting On Neonatal Deaths In 3 Years In Odisha, Shows CAG Report
Bhubaneswar: The government medical colleges and hospitals did not conduct a single review meeting to identify the cause of neonatal deaths in Odisha in the last three years, a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report said on Saturday. According to the report, though the neonatal mortality rate (37 per thousand) of the state was the highest in...
