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Bhiwandi: BNMC to make institutional deliveries compulsory
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The Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation (BNMC) here in Maharashtra has decided not to allow deliveries of pregnant women at home due to lack of adequate health facilities there, an official said on Sunday.
It has been observed that many a times deliveries at home in slums and rural areas lead to the death of the pregnant woman and the child, the civic body s health officer Dr K R Kharat said.
Around 12,000 to 13,000 deliveries are recorded in Bhiwandi town in a year, of which 3,000 to 4,000 are non-institutional, he said.
These deliveries at home are carried out by midwives, and women and children do not get proper health facilities, he noted.
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Maharashtra: BNMC to make institutional deliveries compulsory
The Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation (BNMC) in Bhiwani, Maharashtra has decided not to allow deliveries of pregnant women at home due to lack of adequate health facilities there, an official said on Sunday.
It has been observed that many a times deliveries at home in slums and rural areas lead to death of the pregnant woman and the child, the civic body s health officer Dr K R Kharat said.
Around 12,000 to 13,000 deliveries are recorded in Bhiwandi town in a year, of which 3,000 to 4,000 are non- institutional, he said.
These deliveries at home are carried out by midwives, and women and children do not get proper health facilities, he noted.
Civic Body In Maharashtra Decides To Prohibit Deliveries At Home
It has been observed that many a times deliveries at home in slums and rural areas lead to death of the pregnant woman and the child, an official said File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-31T15:19:45+05:30 Civic Body In Maharashtra Decides To Prohibit Deliveries At Home outlookindia.com 2021-01-31T15:44:05+05:30
The Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation on Sunday (BNMC) has decided not to allow deliveries of pregnant women at home due to lack of adequate health facilities in Maharashtra s Thane district, said an official
The civic body s health officer Dr K R Kharat expressed his concern about the mishaps at the time of deliveries, which claims several lives. He said, It has been observed that many a times deliveries at home in slums and rural areas lead to death of the pregnant woman and the child.