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24 Aug 2021

COVID-induced economic slowdown led to one 3rd of infant deaths in India

The report showed that the economic downturn caused by COVID-19 resulted in an additional 2,67,208 infant deaths in low-income countries The highest numbers of estimated excess infant deaths were in South Asia, totalling 1,13,141

05 Jan 2020

146 infants die in December in Jodhpur hospital

The hospital administration, however, said that the number of child deaths was quite low as compared to the number of children admitted in the hospital in December.

21 Jun 2019

Infant deaths rises in Maharashtra; over 16000 newborns lose lives in 2018-19

The number of infant deaths in Maharashtra has risen over the last three years, with 16,539 newborns losing their lives in 2018-19 alone, the state government admitted in the Legislative Assembly on Friday.

18 Sep 2018

Over 8 lakh infants died in India in 2017: UN

About 8,02,000 infant deaths were reported in India in 2017, the lowest in five years, according to the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNIGME).

20 Feb 2018

Sharing bed with parents prime reason for infants dying from suffocation: Study

Suffocation and strangulation deaths increased across the board for boys and girls regardless of race, ethnicity or whether they lived in urban or rural communities, the study found.

20 Feb 2018

6 lakh newborns die within 28 days of birth in India each year: UNICEF

The first 28 days of life – the neonatal period – are the most vulnerable time for a child's survival.

10 Jan 2018

Nearly 3,500 babies in the US die due to sleep-related problems each year

Placing the baby on his or her side or stomach to sleep are uncomfortable sleeping positions.

06 Nov 2017

Vaccine for streptococcus could prevent over 100,000 stillbirths globally: Research

One in five pregnant women carries the bacteria, which can cause meningitis and also life-threatening septicaemia – blood poisoning – in them and their baby.

07 Sep 2017

24 more newborns die in Madhya Pradesh district hospital

The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday said 49 infants have died in a Farrukhabad hospital in the past 30 days.

MGM Medical College

27 Aug 2017

After Gorakhpur, 52 infants die in 30 days at Jamshedpur hospital

Days after the tragic Gorakhpur incident, 52 infants deaths were reported from Jamshedpur's Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGM) hospital in Jharkhand.

20 Jul 2017

How a simple kiss turned fatal for an 18-day-old baby girl – Read the parents' heart-breaking ordeal

She was diagnosed with Meningitis HSV-1.

27 Jun 2017

Premature babies at great risk of dying from sudden infant death syndrome: Study

The researchers found that infants born between 24 to 27 weeks had a more than three times higher chance than babies born full term of dying before their first birthday of a sudden unexpected infant death, which is comprised of SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths.

03 Mar 2017

Indian children healthier than ever, but other nations doing better: Survey

There has been similar improvement in almost all childhood health indicators, pointing to the fact that many Indian children are doing better than they ever have.

Infant mortality rate

03 Mar 2017

Infant Mortality Rate: Kerala safest state for newborns in India; IMR down to 6

According to the latest data released by National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for the year 2015-16, the Infant Mortality Rate - the number of children under the age of 1 who die for every 1,000 born – has been reduced to six.

23 Nov 2016

Sleeping beside your baby can cause cot death

New-born babies should be put to bed in the same bedroom as their parents but not on the same bed for the first year of their life.

15 May 2016

Five newborns die in Rajasthan hospital

Five newborns admitted to the neonatal unit of JLN Government Hospital in Ajmer have died since last night, prompting authorities to start a probe.

31 Mar 2016

Seasonal influenza vaccination cuts stillbirth risk by half

The findings not only support the safety of influenza vaccination during pregnancy, but also suggest that vaccination protects against stillbirth.

19 Dec 2015

Three infant deaths reported in Malda hospital in West Bengal

With this, ten infants have died at the hospital in the last 72 hours.

cesarean delivery

06 Dec 2015

WHO target cesarean delivery rate may be `too low`

Two new studies have challenged the three decades of public-health wisdom, suggesting that the international guideline on the optimal rate of cesarean delivery is too low.

27 Nov 2015

Infant deaths: Bengal suspends, transfers Kolkata hospital staff

The bereaved parents also accused the hospital of misleading on the cause of the death in the death certificate.

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