Unlocking Postpartum Depression in rural Bihar Basanti Devi rests by her small thatched hut with a two-week old baby. For 19 year-old Basanti, this is her second unwanted child in consecutive years. Being anaemic, her child weighed merely 1950 gms as it was preterm birth. Post-delivery, she left early from the government health facility fearingContinue reading “Weaving Well-Being: Tailoring Technology & Training Community Cadres to Address Postpartum Depression”
Category Archives: Maternal Health
परंपरागत तरीके से चल रहे MNH परियोजना को नये तरीके से सोचने का मौका दे रहा COVID-19
मेरा नाम स्वेतंजलि झा है, और में IIH में पंचायत कोऑर्डिनेटर (PC) के पद पर काम करती हूँ | PC के तौर पर मुझे 4 पंचायत संभालने का ज़िम्मा दिया गया है, जिसमे चल रहे TB और मातृ नवजात स्वास्थ्य परियोजना (MNH) की सभी गतिविधियों को कोर्डिनेट करना होता है | IIH एक समुदाय आधारितContinue reading “परंपरागत तरीके से चल रहे MNH परियोजना को नये तरीके से सोचने का मौका दे रहा COVID-19”
Prevalence of Anemia in Pregnant Women in Rural Bihar
It was the last week of July, 2018. Dalsinghsarai, a block in Samastipur district of Bihar was dealing with a critical issue of maternal and new born deaths. These deaths had instigated a series of investigations like social autopsy, analysis of existing events along with evaluation of the responses by various stakeholders. All this wasContinue reading “Prevalence of Anemia in Pregnant Women in Rural Bihar”
How Women in Rural Bihar are Saving Maternal Lives in their Community
It was September 2016 when Innovators in Health (IIH) decided to develop a cadre of women from the most vulnerable wards where we implemented a program on Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH). Without any organised agency, these women were motivated to help their fellow women in distress in the community. Their voluntary help was extremelyContinue reading “How Women in Rural Bihar are Saving Maternal Lives in their Community”
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