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Maternal and Reproductive Health in India: Challenges and the Road ahead

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  • Shah, Arpita
  • Karne, Dr. Manisha

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India has achieved significant improvement in indicators such as Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Institutional Deliveries, Skilled Attendance at birth, Ante-Natal and Post-Natal care since its independence. However, several challenges constrain maternal and reproductive health in India. Of them, three important ones are discussed in this review paper: spatial inequity, their diverse underlying causalities, and the quality of care. India cannot actualise the true spirit of ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047 if the condition of its women, and especially that of mothers is not improved. Policy suggestions that enable such an improvement have been elaborated in this paper through demand augmentation and supply expansion lens.

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  • Shah, Arpita & Karne, Dr. Manisha, 2024. "Maternal and Reproductive Health in India: Challenges and the Road ahead," MPRA Paper 121539, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:121539
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    1. Ghosh, Arabinda, 2011. "Maternal health care in Indian districts," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 103(2), pages 290-296.
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    Keywords

    Maternal and Reproductive Health; Spatial Inequity; India;
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    JEL classification:

    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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