A new application of SMS – Providing prenatal care and advice to women in...
Gurgaon-based mobile gaming company ZMQ Software Systems has come up with a new offering that will enable women in villages to register their date of pregnancy, and avail of weekly tips on topics like...
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Neonatal Care in India: Raising a generation by raising awareness
Every seven minutes, a woman in India dies due to pregnancy-related complications. Over a million babies born in the country die within their first month of life. India has the unfortunate distinction...
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Postnatal Depression – 7 Myths Shattered and 6 Truths Revealed
A young mother can think of killing her own baby and it is not as unusual as you think. A highly dangerous phase, postnatal depression is often ignored by both, the families and the doctors. This...
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MY VIEW: Why Lifting the Ban on Sex Determination Is Bad News for Women in India
The intention to lift the ban on sex determination in order to check the falling child sex ratio has kicked up quite a controversy in India. The Union Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Maneka...
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A Maternity Home Set up in an Odisha Village Delivers Safety and Good Health
Tribals are slowly embracing the maternity homes set up in Koraput district in Odisha. In a bid to convince expectant mothers in her village to shift into the maternity home that has come up near their...
View ArticleCarol Gracias Walking the Ramp with a Baby Bump Could Change the Way We Think...
While fashion shows are notorious for promoting a skewed body image perception, this year’s Lakme India Fashion Week (LFW) held in Mumbai broke that stereotype. Carol Gracias, a popular Indian model,...
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In a Landmark Judgement, SC Allows Abortion for 24-Week Abnormal Pregnancy
The Supreme Court granted a 24-week pregnant woman and rape survivor the permission to go for an abortion in a landmark judgment on Thursday. The judgment questioned the constitutional validity of the...
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Should Commercial Surrogacy be Allowed? Read One Couple’s Story
Neha and Rahul (names changed) were heartbroken to know that Neha could not carry a child in her womb. But commercial surrogacy gave them hope. From being a global hub for commercial surrogacy, India...
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Mobile Diagnostic Device That Helps Pregnant Women in Rural India Receive...
A six-page report published in September by the established UK medical journal Lancet provided some shocking figures about maternal mortality in India. It revealed that in 2015, there were more than...
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From Pregnancy to Childbirth: How a Free Voice-Call Service Helps Women in...
Women in India’s urban slums often suffer from complications during pregnancy and childbirth that can have severe consequences for their health. Now, a free voice calling service is helping these women...
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TBI Blogs: How a Neo-Natal Workshop in Rural Bihar Helped a Woman Deliver Her...
Access to information and proper training can make a difference in life-and-death situations, especially in cases like pregnancy and childbirth. India Fellow Dyuti writes about such a case where Mahila...
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10,000 Villages In Gujarat Will Have Access To Free Medical Support Thanks To...
In recent years Gujarat has experienced stark shortages in supplies of doctors, especially in rural areas. This new state initiative will see medical teams being assigned to 10,000 villages to offer...
View ArticleThis Heart-Warming Video Makes a Powerful Case to Ensure Inclusive Workplaces...
As more women enter the professional field in India, it is imperative for employers to make a concerted effort towards creating a more inclusive working environment for everyone. This statement...
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As Indian Women Line up to Get New Wombs, Here’s All You Need to Know About...
India’s medical fraternity has watched with caution as a Pune hospital conducted a successful womb transplant, the first surgery of its kind in the country. With the success of this procedure, sources...
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Trouble Conceiving? This Portal Will Bust Infertility Myths While Helping You
Our society is inquisitive by nature, especially when it comes to someone’s most personal and intimate life. One of the standard FAQs around here is, “When are you getting married and settling down?”...
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Preparing to Welcome a Baby? Here Are Maternity Benefits You Are Entitled To!
Did you know women who legally adopt a child under three months of age are entitled to 12 weeks of maternity leave from the date of adoption under the law? Thousands of women across India juggle...
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Mother’s Fight to Study After Childbirth Leads Kerala HC to Landmark Ruling
In India, it is quite possible that most of us would have studied alongside a least one married classmate during our college days since young girls continue to be married off by their parents as soon...
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Recurrent Miscarriages Can Be Devastating: A Doctor Explains the Causes
A woman announces to her family that she is pregnant and the excitement of a new arrival is palpable! The happiness of grandparents is visible and there is joy in the air! Unfortunately, one out of...
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Thanks to This App, 3000 High Risk Pregnancies in Rural India Got Much-Needed...
This article is a part of the #TechForGood series powered by Accenture in India. Asha (name changed) is pregnant for the third time, and since she has given birth twice, she, along with her...
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Meet the Faceless Heroes Responsible for Shrinking Bihar’s Infant & Maternal...
Even at 6.30 am, it is a hot and sultry morning. But Nemhar Minz does not let anything distract her. She knows she has just 30 minutes to finish her work. During this time, she will first take out ice...
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Can You Perform Headstands Twice a Day? This 99-YO Grandmother From TN Can!
Yoga, the ancient Indian art form of twisting and stretching one’s body towards health has unfortunately disappeared from the lives of Indians over the last few generations. In a one-to-one with yoga...
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Centre Proposes New Compulsory Test For All Pregnant Women: Things to Know
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently published its draft policy proposing that all pregnant women must undergo genetic screening. The move is to prevent their unborn child from...
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#LogonKaKaamHaiKehna: Why it’s Time to Challenge the Stigma of Childlessness
This article has been powered by Merck Our society is one in which there are very few boundaries. The usual refrain is when a couple gets married; it is not a matter of two individuals but two...
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C-Sections? Better Care? Here’s The Info Indian Mothers Need For Safer...
Every minute, there are close to 34 births in the country.* But are women in our country aware and more importantly, empowered, to make choices related to birthing and motherhood? We decided to find...
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Thanks to This MBA Grad, Thousands of Indian Moms Can Now Breastfeed Without...
For the first two years of my life, my mother nourished me with breastmilk. When I spoke to her about her experience with breastfeeding a couple of years ago, she told me that having her mother and...
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Postpartum Care is Not Limited to Newborns – 9 Things Mothers Should Keep in...
Childbirth is a critical time for a mother and her baby. Marked by strong emotional and physical changes, and adjustment to new roles and responsibilities, the postpartum period begins an hour after...
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“We Are Humans Too”: A Delhi Doctor Shares What It Takes To Become One
Two years ago, I came up with my first book, Chronicles of a Gynaecologist. A woman-centric book, it focused on two sections of the society I fought passionately for – women and doctors. They suffered...
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After Insurance Denies Maternity Claim, B’Luru Lady’s 5-Year Battle Leads to...
A Bengaluru-based techie has been embroiled in a legal battle for almost five years with a private insurance company. Facts as we know them In July 2013, the techie was 23-weeks pregnant with twins. On...
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How Ladakh’s 1st Gynaecologist Changed The Face of Women’s Health in India’s...
Every Thursday, Dr Tsering Landol, a retired gynaecologist, conducts a clinic with the Ladakh Heart Foundation, a charitable medical facility. Here, she screens, counsels and guides women patients,...
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Airplane Etiquette: 5 Things That Can Get You Offloaded From a Flight in India
Being an airline attendant is not just physically draining but can be mentally exhausting as well. One has to deal with cranky children, irate and sometimes drunk passengers, and do all this with a...
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B’luru Startup Detects High-risk Pregnancies in Time, Helps Reduce Maternal...
India has one of the worst indices from around the world in terms of maternal and neonatal deaths. About 6.4 lakh babies die every year within the first 28 days of birth, and it is estimated that about...
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7 Foods That Can Induce Periods Naturally
Irregular periods are a pain in the . . . well, you know where. They are especially troublesome when you have a special event or trip planned but have no way of predicting when you might get your...
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Doctor Busts Pregnancy Myths: 6 Mistakes Most Women Make & How to Avoid Them
When I was expecting my first child a few years ago, I got a lot of pregnancy-related advice from family and friends. ‘You must eat for two’, or ‘You must not step out after sunset’, among others....
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Low-Cost Innovation Helps Pregnant Women Measure Their Baby’s Heartbeat...
This article has been published in partnership with Marico Innovation Foundation. For 31-year-old Ajitha Patki Muglikar, experiencing pregnancy was one of her life’s most extraordinary experiences. It...
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New Zealand’s Miscarriage Leave Is a Few Decades Behind India’s Maternity...
While the birth of a child brings joy to the entire family, and bring with it celebrations and happiness, the loss of a child, whether by way of a miscarriage or still-birth is often something that the...
View Article‘I Couldn’t Spend a Minute With My Baby’: Mother Shares Heroic Pregnancy Journey
Malar Raja’s inspiring story of how she dealt with the challenges of a complicated pregnancywill give any expectant mother the courage she needs. This young woman responded to a question on Quora about...
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Alia Bhatt, Dia Mirza & More: Why are Pregnant Women Asked Insensitive...
Quintessential questions for newlyweds in India include, ‘Is there any good news?’ As a married woman, I have also not been spared. When I moved cities a few years ago, the first question I was asked...
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