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22 Nov 2019

UP records highest number of maternal deaths at 12,340, Bihar at 4,900

Uttar Pradesh witnessed the highest number of maternal deaths at 12,340 in 2015-2017 (mid-year 2016) followed by Bihar which recorded 4,900 maternal deaths and Madhya Pradesh at 3,740 maternal deaths, according to the Sample Registration System Bulletin-2016 released on Friday.

Maternal health

30 Apr 2017

Maternal health: Postpartum bleeding may be prevented with this low-cost drug!

The trial published in the recent issue of the journal Lancet, involved a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in 193 hospitals worldwide.

Maternal deaths

23 Mar 2017

Maternal deaths: New inhaled form of medication a miracle for expecting moms?

According to the researchers at Monash University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS) in Australia, the inhalable, dry-powder form of the drug oxytocin may help prevent mothers from dying in childbirth due to more bleeding than normal.

Maternal health

12 Jun 2016

A maternal death occurs every five minutes during child birth: WHO

Postpartum bleeding or postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is defined as loss of more than 500 ml or 1,000 ml of blood within first 24 hours of child birth.

Maternal deaths

18 Jan 2016

Increased hospital births not reducing maternal deaths in India

The so called Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) programme successfully increased births at facilities, but due to its implementation in a fragile health system context, it has been less effective at reducing fatalities.

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