Maternal healthcare

23% Indian women seek dignity, respect in maternal healthcare

Women have seen improvement in maternal healthcare over the time and submitted their one wish as being treated in a respectful and dignified manner.

Jul 27, 2017, 11:56 AM IST

Cash benefit not enough to draw women to govt maternity scheme

Cash incentives are not enough to encourage mothers-to-be to use government maternal healthcare facilities, say scientists who found that less than 50 per cent of eligible women take advantage of the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) due to poor infrastucture at the hospitals.

Apr 12, 2017, 13:15 PM IST