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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Data shows maternal mortality rate in West Bengal rise above national average -Subhajoy Roy

Data shows maternal mortality rate in West Bengal rise above national average -Subhajoy Roy

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published Published on Dec 1, 2022   modified Modified on Dec 1, 2022

-The Telegraph

CM Mamata Banerjee had lambasted health officials for the increasing trend of referring patients, even pregnant women, to hospitals in Kolkata

West Bengal’s maternal mortality ratio is above 100 per 100,000 live births, compared with the national average of 97, according to the latest figures (2018-20) published by the Registrar General of India on Tuesday.

The state’s maternal mortality ratio had dropped to 94 and 98 in the 2015-17 and 2016-18 figures, respectively, said a health department official.

It increased to 109 in the next sample registration system (2017-19).

In the latest findings — 2018-20 — the state’s maternal mortality ratio was found to be 103, an improvement from the last figures but still some way to go to match the levels achieved towards the middle of the last decade.

An official of the state health department admitted that there were some problem areas.

“Caesarean deliveries in West Bengal account for 40 per cent of all deliveries. Ideally, it should be less than 20 per cent. Caesarean deliveries tend to create more complications. We are trying to reduce the number of Caesarean deliveries,” said the official.

West Bengal, the official said, is the eighth-best state in India when it comes to reducing maternal mortality. “Our maternal mortality rate had reached 109 per 100,000 live births. It has since come down to 103. We have been able to arrest the decline and start a reversal. We are taking several measures to bring it down further. There are some problem areas and we are addressing them,” the official said.

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The Telegraph, 1 December, 2022, https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/data-shows-maternal-mortality-rate-in-west-bengal-rise-above-national-average/cid/1901222


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