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INFANT DEATHS NEWS

Two more infants die, toll in Jhansi medical college fire rises to 17

November 24, 2024 10:18 pm

A post-mortem of the two bodies was done on Saturday and the cause of death was confirmed as "illness" in both cases.

Close contact between mother and premature baby may boost infant's survival: Study

June 06, 2023 3:58 pm

The World Health Organization recommends it as the standard of care among low birth weight infants after clinical stabilisation.

New study throws light on a possible cause of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): What is it?

May 18, 2022 6:38 pm

SIDS is defined as the sudden, unexplained death in a previously-healthy infant, and the cause of death remains unknown

Rajasthan: Three more infants die at Kota hospital, Oppn hits out

December 12, 2020 3:13 am

The opposition BJP has slammed the state government over the deaths, with deputy leader of opposition Rajendra Rathore terming the incident as a ‘gross negligence’ of the health department.

Cloud of suspicion hangs over Kerala home after death of 6 kids in nine years

February 19, 2020 2:39 am

According to police officers investigating the case, a couple residing in Chembra in Malappuram district's Tirur lost their son, who was 93-days-old, early today morning. The infant's death was confirmed at a private hospital in Tirur.

14 infants dead in Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in five days

January 07, 2020 3:29 am

Giving a breakdown of the cause of deaths, the official said seven were due to congenital abnormalities, five died due to premature birth and two due to respiratory problem.

Grieving parents: ‘Not clean... staff ask us to check the oxygen levels’

January 03, 2020 12:51 pm

The J K Lon Hospital is the biggest such facility for children in the Kota division with hundreds of patients coming every day from adjacent districts such as Baran, Bundi and Jhalawar — even from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh.

J&K registers 5,900 infant deaths in three years: Bali Bhagat

January 09, 2018 10:27 pm

According to simple registration survey, infant mortality rate in Jammu and Kashmir was 51 in 2007 which declined to 24 in 2016, better than the national average of 34, the minister said.

18 infants dead in 3 days in Ahmedabad civil hospital, CM Rupani orders probe

October 30, 2017 7:38 am

Of the 18 infants who died, nine were referred from other hospitals, the rest were directly admitted to the civil hospital. As many as nine children died on Saturday — between 6 am and noon.

Assam infant death toll rises to nine; Experts say mothers had pregnancy-linked complications

October 07, 2017 5:20 am

“All the patients were attended instantly in the hospital and adequate care was given for delivery of babies. The mothers however were saved because of adequate prompt treatment in the hospital,” the expert committee press release said.

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