Levels, trends & predictors of infant & child mortality among Scheduled Tribes in rural India Damodar Sahu et al Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2015 Background & objectives: the level of infant and child mortality is high among Scheduled...
By Sanghita Bhattacharyya From conception through to birth, a child’s health is very closely linked to its mother’s. The pre-delivery phase is a particularly important stage in the continuum of care. Good information and care during the antenatal period links the...
Maternal Mortality in India: Causes and Healthcare Service Use Based on a Nationally Representative Survey Ann L. Montgomery, Plos One,2014 Background Data on cause-specific mortality, skilled birth attendance, and emergency obstetric care access are essential to plan...
Background In 2005, with the goal of reducing the numbers of maternal and neonatal deaths, the Government of India launched Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), a conditional cash transfer scheme, to incentivise women to give birth in a health facility. We...
The World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development Gender equality matters in its own right but is also smart economics: Countries that create better opportunities and conditions for women and girls can raise productivity, improve outcomes for...
