Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu report the lowest maternal mortality ratios while Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh remain among the highest.
Maternal mortality rate (MMR) measures deaths during pregnancy, childbirth or post-delivery. Understanding its causes highlights critical gaps in healthcare access, nutrition and maternal safety.
Babies get temporary disease protection from moms. Immunizations provide lasting immunity. Here's what you need to know about childhood vaccines.
Vaccination is still less known, but essential; let's know which ones and why.
Combination Vaccines like MMR and DTaP protect children against multiple diseases in one shot. But are they as effective as getting individual shots? An expert explains here:
Mumbai is currently grappling with a deadly measles outbreak which has claimed the life of a one-year-old boy.
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted childhood immunisation programmes in many countries around the world. Know the dangers of missing routine childhood immunisations.
There are a few conditions in which you should avoid getting MMR Vaccine. Read on to know who should get the vaccine and who should avoid it.
Patients who had previously been vaccinated for MMR had a 38 percent decrease in COVID-related hospitalization and a 32 percent decrease in ICU admission or death.
Researchers have found a statistically significant inverse correlation between mumps titer levels and COVID-19 severity in people under age 42 who have had MMR II vaccinations.
Vaccination with MMR may be especially effective for health care workers who can easily be exposed to COVID-19, say researchers.
The vaccination saves your child from the deadly trio -- mumps, measles and rubella. If you have skipped the dose talk to your pediatrician to know what is the next step that you should take.
Uttarakhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh follow the state with a remarkable decline in their MMR.
Dr Ajay Gambhir, President, National Neonatology Forum of India shares a list of essential vaccine that a mother should avoid taking during pregnancy
Find out how vaccines work and what side effects they may have.
MMR vaccine can protect your baby against mumps, measles and rubella. Find out the right time to give your baby this vaccine.
Over 3 lakh children in India die annually due to diarrhoea-related diseases
Finland best place for mothers!
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India has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world
Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu report the lowest maternal mortality ratios while Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh remain among the highest.
Maternal mortality rate (MMR) measures deaths during pregnancy, childbirth or post-delivery. Understanding its causes highlights critical gaps in healthcare access, nutrition and maternal safety.
Vaccination is still less known, but essential; let's know which ones and why.
Combination Vaccines like MMR and DTaP protect children against multiple diseases in one shot. But are they as effective as getting individual shots? An expert explains here:
Mumbai is currently grappling with a deadly measles outbreak which has claimed the life of a one-year-old boy.
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted childhood immunisation programmes in many countries around the world. Know the dangers of missing routine childhood immunisations.
There are a few conditions in which you should avoid getting MMR Vaccine. Read on to know who should get the vaccine and who should avoid it.
Patients who had previously been vaccinated for MMR had a 38 percent decrease in COVID-related hospitalization and a 32 percent decrease in ICU admission or death.
Researchers have found a statistically significant inverse correlation between mumps titer levels and COVID-19 severity in people under age 42 who have had MMR II vaccinations.
Vaccination with MMR may be especially effective for health care workers who can easily be exposed to COVID-19, say researchers.
The vaccination saves your child from the deadly trio -- mumps, measles and rubella. If you have skipped the dose talk to your pediatrician to know what is the next step that you should take.
Uttarakhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh follow the state with a remarkable decline in their MMR.
Dr Ajay Gambhir, President, National Neonatology Forum of India shares a list of essential vaccine that a mother should avoid taking during pregnancy
Find out how vaccines work and what side effects they may have.
MMR vaccine can protect your baby against mumps, measles and rubella. Find out the right time to give your baby this vaccine.
Over 3 lakh children in India die annually due to diarrhoea-related diseases
Finland best place for mothers!
ASHA - the one hope for India's rural healthcare woes?
India has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world
Babies get temporary disease protection from moms. Immunizations provide lasting immunity. Here's what you need to know about childhood vaccines.
