Decadal Data Shows India Fails to Reduce Rate of Premature Births thewire.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thewire.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lack of proper medical care during pregnancy and poor nutritional status of women are the leading causes of preterm births, which contribute to a large number of kids dying within a month of their births.
While the Union government vehemently opposed excess death estimates, it has so far not rejected claims made in a study published in the Lancet about deaths prevented by the vaccination programme.