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Japan's Mitla introduces 'Hello Baby Program' to reduce maternal mortality
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Takamatsu [Japan], December 24 (ANI): Mitla has been providing technical support to medical institutions by developing Perinatal Electronic Medical Record System called the "Hello Baby Program".
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Increasing population hurdle in way of development, says UP CM
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): Increasing population can be a hurdle in way of the development said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adtyanath on Sunday as he unveiled the state's Population Policy 2021-2030 on the occasion of World Population Day.
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US women experienced increased pregnancy stress during pandemic: Study
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): COVID-19 has created new problems for pregnant women in the United States, a group that already faced the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world even before the pandemic, suggested the findings of recent research.
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Increasing legal age for women's marriage has enormous social, economic be
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Increasing the legal age for the marriage of women has enormous benefits on social and economic fronts including lowering Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), improvement of nutrition levels and more opportunities for women to pursue higher education and ca
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Maternal Mortality Ratio declines in India by 9 points, closer to SDG targ
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Friday informed that Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) India has declined by 9 points in one year as per the Special Bulletin on MMR released by the Registrar General of India.
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Centre sets up taskforce to examine age of motherhood, imperatives of lowe
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): The Central government has set up a task force to examine matters related to the age of motherhood, imperatives of lowering the maternal mortality rate (MMR) and improvement of nutritional levels and related issues.
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Medical professionals should ensure no woman dies during pregnancy: Harsh
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Making a continuous effort to reduce the maternal mortality in India, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that medical professionals have to ensure that not a single woman in the country dies during pregnancy.
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Smriti Irani thanks Finance Minister for task force on Maternal Mortality
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 11 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday thanked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for envisioning the setting up a task force to check Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in the country.
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State govt committed to reduce IMR, MMR: Rajasthan Chief Minister
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said that the state government is committed to reducing the infant mortality rate (IMR) and Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) as government's top priority is to keep the women and child safe.
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Need for collaborative, impactful pvt sector investment to support access
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (NewsVoir): 27.1% of maternal mortality deaths are caused by haemorrhage, and of these, 19.7% are due to postpartum haemorrhage. Maternal death is preventable in almost all cases, and according to the UN Commission on Life-saving Commodities, 2015, it makes maternal
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Maternal mortality rate down by 37 points in 3yrs: Nadda
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 12 (ANI): Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Monday highlighted the achievements
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India makes groundbreaking reduction in MMR, says WHO
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): India has made groundbreaking progress in reducing maternal mortality ratio (MMR), from 556 per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 130 per 100000 live births in 2016.
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