India : Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
India is the third largest economy and has the second largest population in the world. It achieved millennium development goal (MDG) on poverty reduction; however, gender inequality still persists. Maternal mortality rate is 190 deaths per 100,000...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/23192977/india-maternal-reproductive-health-glance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21291 |
| Summary: | India is the third largest economy
and has the second largest population in the world. It
achieved millennium development goal (MDG) on poverty
reduction; however, gender inequality still persists.
Maternal mortality rate is 190 deaths per 100,000 live
births, representing a 65 percent decline from 1990.
Fertility fell to 2.5, while contraceptive prevalence rate
increased to nearly 55 percent. Seventy-four percent of
women sought antenatal care (ANC) from a qualified provider
and 52 percent of births were attended by qualified
providers. Wide gaps in contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR)
and access to skilled-birth attendance remain by geography
and wealth quintile. India will focus on preventing unwanted
pregnancies especially among adolescents; improving
demand-side strategies; strengthening access and quality in
public and private sectors; improving antenatal, intranatal,
and postnatal care; strengthening monitoring and evaluation
(M and E) systems and reducing inequities; and improving nutrition. |
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