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Medical Fraternity Voices Concern On High Indian Infant Mortality Rate
The infant mortality rate has decreased from 68 to 57 per 1,000 births in the country. But, reports say that only 41 per cent of women deliver in hospitals and clinics, the rest still deliver at home. Consequently, one-third women and their babies are deprived of post-natal care within two days of delivery that leads to neo-natal deaths.
In India, two-and-a-half million babies die on an average before they turn five years of age. Of these, 1.25 million die in the neo-natal stage; within the first 28 days of birth.
According to neo-natal specialists of the country, it has been observed that lack of basic facilities required for pregnant women and the newborn cause these deaths.
Medical experts related to the National Neonatology Forum recently assembled in Kolkata during a seminar to create awareness about care of newborns, as there is growing concern about the existing double-digit rate among infants.
Dr. Bikash Bhattacharya, a member of the National Neonatology Forum, on the occasion stated that though infant mortality rate has reduced but still there's a long way to go.
"In our country neo-natal mortality rate is still very high. It is around 37 per cent and 38 per cent. That is huge, whereas in western world they are all in single digits, that's a big difference. But then there is lot of encouragement, only a few years back it was around 50 to 60 per cent. So we have brought it down to at least half of that. But still miles to cover to achieve single digit," said Dr.Bhattacharya.
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