Campaigners warn of damaging effect of scaling back a maternal payment scheme introduced to stem tall death rates among infants and mothers Campaigners bear warned that the lives of mothers and children are at risk after an Indian government scheme that pays women to receive maternal healthcare throughout their pregnancy was amended to apply only to first-borns.
The programme was introduced in 2010 to encourage stem India’s tall rates of infant and maternal mortality. An estimated 38 children die for every 1000 live births, and 55000 women die of preventable pregnancy-related causes each year. Related: New rules for Indian mothers – so long as the government accepts they exist Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com