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5 mothers died in one week. Kota hospital probe finds huge lapses, poor monitoring
July 06, 2026 3:14 pm
Even as regulators acted against the manufacturer of the ineffective oxytocin injection, Rajasthan Government and AIIMS investigations found multiple failures in patient monitoring and record-keeping.
Why oxytocin is vital in C-sections, and how fake doses can kill
June 12, 2026 5:28 pm
In the wake of Kota maternal deaths in May, experts explain how oxytocin injection prevents severe bleeding.
Overwhelmed, understaffed delivery wards, 53 deaths in a year: MP district is Ground Zero for maternal mortality
June 02, 2026 10:54 pm
Red flags ignored as expectant mothers died due to ‘poor decision-making during delivery’, ‘lack of preparedness of facilities’, The Indian Express finds
877 newborns, 61 mothers died as women refused hospital delivery during Covid pandemic: Meghalaya govt to NHRC
March 20, 2022 2:51 pm
The National Human Rights Commission had registered a case over the high number of maternal and newborn deaths in the state during the pandemic.
Maternal deaths witness a drop by 45 per cent across the globe
May 06, 2014 3:58 pm
In 2013, the global maternal mortality ratio (MMR) was 210, down from MMR of 380 in 1990.
City’s maternal mortality rate at alarming 158
April 01, 2014 4:01 am
Civic health dept claims high figure due to patients from outside city.
Maternal deaths on the rise,hypertension a major cause
August 26, 2013 1:25 am
Hypertension is emerging as a major cause of maternal deaths in the city
Maternal deaths rose by13 per cent in 2011
August 29, 2012 2:42 am
Despite expansion of private and public healthcare services in the city,the number of maternal deaths seem to be on the rise.
Late hospitalisation,anaemia & haemorrhage major causes for maternal deaths: report
July 14, 2012 1:56 am
A PMC audit committee reviewing 15 maternal deaths from April to June this year found that severe anaemia,post partum haemorrhage and delay by high-risk pregnant woman to avail of hospitalisation and medical treatment were among the major causes of death.
Maternal deaths under-reported: health dept review
July 19, 2011 2:51 am
Maternal deaths review committee met on July 13 and observed that there were only 28 deaths from April to June this year.
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