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Gujarat's Sabarkantha Reports Improved Outcomes Under Maternal Nutrition Scheme
A district-level nutrition initiative in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district has reported improvements in maternal health and birth weights after a year of targeted support for underweight pregnant women.
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Japan Has Low Infant Mortality Rate, Few Underweight Children: UNICEF Report
Japan manages a rare feat for a developed country when it comes to feeding its children -- high scores for nutrition but very low obesity rates. One major key? School lunches.
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Infant's Body Disposed In Plastic Bag Near Hospital By Family In Nashik
A poor family in Nashik district, in Maharashtra has allegedly disposed the body of a two-day-old infant in a plastic bag instead of carrying out the last rites as per traditional norms, police said today.
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Mothers Exposed To Pesticides May Have To Face Preterm Delivery
Women exposed to the highest quantities of agricultural pesticides while pregnant were at heightened risk of giving birth prematurely and delivering low-weight infants, a new study found.
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2 Kolar Infants Died Due To Sepsis In Karnataka, Says Report
According to the hospital staff, the three infant deaths were due to premature birth and underweight but the results point in another direction.
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Malnutrition Causes 9.4% Of The Total Infant Deaths
Of all infant deaths, about 9.4% are contributed due to malnutrition and babies which are underweight, as admitted by Public Health Department Minister Dr Deepak Sawant.
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1 out of 10 Indian Children Aged 6-23 Months Gets Adequate Diet
According to a survey, only one in 10 Indian children aged 6-23 months gets 'adequate diet' and 35.7 per cent of children below five years of age are underweight.
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Indian Student Designs Cardboard Baby Incubator in UK
An Indian student has developed a low-cost cardboard baby incubator that could help save millions of lives in countries like India which lack grassroots-level infrastructure for neonatal care of premature and underweight infants.
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Underweight Newborns are at a Greater Risk of Depression
Health experts opine that babies that are born with a weight less than normal are exposed to health risks that may include poor physical development, learning difficulties, etc.
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Tamil Nadu Infant Deaths: Women Say They Don't Get Maternity Benefits on Time
The Tamil Nadu government blames last week's death of 11 infants in Dharmapuri district hospital on malnourished mothers, underweight newborns and late referrals. But a reality check by NDTV found out that most mothers from this backward district do not get the Rs 12,000 maternity benefit on time.
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Gujarat's Sabarkantha Reports Improved Outcomes Under Maternal Nutrition Scheme
A district-level nutrition initiative in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district has reported improvements in maternal health and birth weights after a year of targeted support for underweight pregnant women.
-
Japan Has Low Infant Mortality Rate, Few Underweight Children: UNICEF Report
Japan manages a rare feat for a developed country when it comes to feeding its children -- high scores for nutrition but very low obesity rates. One major key? School lunches.
-
Infant's Body Disposed In Plastic Bag Near Hospital By Family In Nashik
A poor family in Nashik district, in Maharashtra has allegedly disposed the body of a two-day-old infant in a plastic bag instead of carrying out the last rites as per traditional norms, police said today.
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Mothers Exposed To Pesticides May Have To Face Preterm Delivery
Women exposed to the highest quantities of agricultural pesticides while pregnant were at heightened risk of giving birth prematurely and delivering low-weight infants, a new study found.
-
2 Kolar Infants Died Due To Sepsis In Karnataka, Says Report
According to the hospital staff, the three infant deaths were due to premature birth and underweight but the results point in another direction.
-
Malnutrition Causes 9.4% Of The Total Infant Deaths
Of all infant deaths, about 9.4% are contributed due to malnutrition and babies which are underweight, as admitted by Public Health Department Minister Dr Deepak Sawant.
-
1 out of 10 Indian Children Aged 6-23 Months Gets Adequate Diet
According to a survey, only one in 10 Indian children aged 6-23 months gets 'adequate diet' and 35.7 per cent of children below five years of age are underweight.
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Indian Student Designs Cardboard Baby Incubator in UK
An Indian student has developed a low-cost cardboard baby incubator that could help save millions of lives in countries like India which lack grassroots-level infrastructure for neonatal care of premature and underweight infants.
-
Underweight Newborns are at a Greater Risk of Depression
Health experts opine that babies that are born with a weight less than normal are exposed to health risks that may include poor physical development, learning difficulties, etc.
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Tamil Nadu Infant Deaths: Women Say They Don't Get Maternity Benefits on Time
The Tamil Nadu government blames last week's death of 11 infants in Dharmapuri district hospital on malnourished mothers, underweight newborns and late referrals. But a reality check by NDTV found out that most mothers from this backward district do not get the Rs 12,000 maternity benefit on time.
