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Neonatal deaths in Madhya Pradesh
Why is it in the news?
- According to the National Health Mission (NHM), Madhya Pradesh has recorded the highest percentage of newborn deaths of 11.5%.
- It is against the total admissions to government-run sick newborn care units (SNCUs) in the past three years across the country.
- The country’s average is 7%.
More in the news
- Madhya Pradesh: Admissions of neonates (under 28 days) in the State have dropped from April 2017 to December 2019.
- West Bengal: Here 34,344 neonatal deaths occurred in the period, the most in the country.
- Causes behind the spike in Deaths:
(1) Staff crunch, low community referrals
(2) Absence of a special neonatal transport service to health centres
(3) The non-availability of enough units to cater to increasing institutional deliveries.
Source
The Hindu.