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Topic: pregnancies

India saw 52 maternal deaths each day in 2023, second highest after Nigeria—UN report

The report, titled ‘Trends in maternal mortality 2000-2023’, was published Monday. Maternal deaths include those related to complications during childbirth or pregnancy.

Ultrasound that doesn’t reveal sex of foetus in the works & what it means for pregnant women

Association of Healthcare Providers of India has asked ultrasound makers to develop software. USG access is currently controlled by strict guidelines under PCPNDT Act to curb misuse.

Of world’s 12.1 cr unplanned pregnancies every year, 1 in 7 occurs in India, says UNFPA report

UN Population Fund says India has made major inroads in sexual & reproductive health, but should address need for family planning/contraceptives, improve access to safe abortions.

Lack of access to contraceptives in 2020 is a pushback for India’s population plans

Women are at the frontline of India’s pandemic response, yet they suffered the most when it came to healthcare in 2020.

On Camera

Will Mumbai start looking for its Mamdani now? The city is as unaffordable as New York

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani will face hurdles. And Democrats cannot mistake one city’s victory for a national mandate.

India’s services exports touching $400 bn—a quiet engine offsetting trade deficit

In 2024-25, India exported $387.54 bn worth of services, against imports of $198.14 bn, earning all-time high surplus of $189.40 bn. This offset 2/3rd of goods trade deficit. 

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.