It is a mere disaster for a country which boasts its indigenous development in the field of Science and technology, a mark on the country's image which has seventh largest defence budget in the world.
According to the statistics in the "State of the World's Mothers" report released by Save the Children recently have showed that the neo-natal death rate in India is the highest amongst the other nations in the world. Also shockingly, the huge gap between India and the other countries following it shows how much India should improve in taking proper careof its young ones.Over three lakh newborns in India die on the very first day of their birth. Despite 33% drop in Neo-natal Mortal Rate (NMR) in 2009 from 1990s and 62% percent decline in 2012 still India has highest share in the world. Poor health and hygenity of the mother, no proper equipment in the labour room, un-trained personnel attending the delivery,female foeticide are the causes of neo-natal deaths.
Tremendous gain can be achieved by preventing childhood marriages as teenage pregnancy greatly contributes to 1st day deaths. Poor mothers living conditions in rural areas are another at risk-group that needs undivided focus. If poor health before and during pregnancy is already a big risk factor, lack of good medical care during delivery exacerbates it. This brings to the spotlight the need to have a greater percentage of the institutional deliveries. The personnel attending to deliveries should be properly trained and hence making them fully proficient in labour-room protocols.Equipping labour rooms with essential medicines, equipments and electricity is also a prevention measure. By having a check on the above things and counselling the families and mothers reagding hygenity before, during and after pregnancy will show a drastic improvement in the reduction of neo-natal deaths.
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