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ANMs unable to detect high-risk pregnancy, but here’s how Assam is fixing it: IAS officer

UNICEF and Assam govt carried out a pilot project in some districts. The main objective was to understand the critical gaps in the state's sub-centres and ANMs.

Miscarriages in India tripled from 1st Covid wave to 2nd, Delta could be reason: ICMR study

According to ICMR research in Mumbai, rate of miscarriages or 'spontaneous abortions' was 82.6 for every 1,000 births in the second wave, compared to 26.7 in the first wave.

Covid-positive and pregnant? The risk to your child is low

Babies born to Covid-positive women do not need to be separated from their mothers at birth.

El Salvador jails women for miscarriages, stillbirths – now one woman’s family wants justice

El Salvador is one of three countries in Central America and 24 worldwide with a total abortion ban — with penalties ranging from two to 50 years.

How changes to pregnancy termination bill give women better options for abortion

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, passed by Rajya Sabha, allows abortion between 20 to 24 weeks for 'certain categories of women' with the assent of two doctors.

Thanks to Covid lockdowns, number of pregnancies set to rise across India and the world

Virtual private network provider NordVPN has found that the number of pregnancy tracking app downloads increased in January-September 2020 as against the same period in 2019.

Why women in India who have ever been pregnant can’t donate plasma for Covid patients

The Covid success stories associated with plasma therapy have led to the setting up of donation banks, including in Delhi. But not all recovered Covid patients can serve as donors.

171 girls shared 100 beds at Kanpur shelter home where 57 were Covid-positive, 7 pregnant

As opposition parties demand high-level probe, Kanpur administration insists the 7 girls found pregnant were all child abuse victims lodged at the shelter.

Coronavirus does not spread from pregnant women to babies, says Chinese study

This is the second study in a month to come to this conclusion. It was conducted by researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan. 

Novel coronavirus cannot pass from mother to child in late pregnancy, says Lancet study

The study was conducted after an infant, whose mother has COVID-19, tested positive with the virus 36 hours after birth.

On Camera

Poll loss in Bodoland is a wake up call to BJP in Assam. How Zubeen’s death puts CM Himanta in a tight spot

Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

India looks to procure more S-400/S-500 air defence systems from Russia

The 2018 contract with Russia for 5 S-400 systems had a follow-on clause for 5 more. S-400 was described as a 'game-changer' for shooting down 5 Pakistan fighter jets during Op Sindoor.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.