The study, published in the journal The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, traced all babies less than 29 days old with Covid-19 across the UK, who needed to be admitted into the hospital.
At least three children, all under six months of age died at a government-owned children's home and pre-adoption centre between October 24 and 26, in Uttar Pradesh. This comes nearly a month after an inspection at the centre had revealed that the children were not being provided adequate nutrition.
In a shocking incident, a newborn was rescued by a farmer from being buried alive by two men.
A pregnant woman, who was infected with novel coronavirus, gave birth to triplets on October 18 at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur.
The report, State of Global Air 2020, said more than half of these deaths were associated with outdoor PM2.5 and others were linked to use of solid fuels such as charcoal, wood, and animal dung for cooking.
The report, State of Global Air 2020, said more than half of these deaths were associated with outdoor PM2.5 and others were linked to use of solid fuels such as charcoal, wood, and animal dung for cooking.
Police said preliminary investigation suggested that the family was dealing with acute poverty during the Covid-19 outbreak that started livelihood opportunity crisis with repeated lockdowns since March.
In a spine-chilling incident, a two-day-old girl was brutally stabbed over 100 times with a screwdriver in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The girl child's body wrapped in a shawl was found dumped beside a temple in Bhopal’s Ayodhya Nagar.
In a tragic incident, a one-year-old infant died while being taken to the hospital after the ambulance driver took a halt to have food. According to the couple, the driver and the pharmacist had assured of returning quickly. Both of them, however, took more than an hour over the lunch and fobbed off the father of the deceased child after he had gone inside the eatery looking for the driver and the pharmacist.
In a heart-rending incident, a nine-day-old infant suffering from serious heart ailment died on Sunday despite being flown in a chopper from Lakshadweep islands to the port city for better medical care.
Mizoram has registered a 10 per cent drop in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in 2019-20 fiscal, making it to the second spot in the country after Nagaland. State health minister R Lalthangliana said the IMR has dropped from 15 per cent to 5 per cent (per 1000 live births), citing the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin.
A photo of nurses taking care of an infant whose mother has been tested coronavirus positive at AIIMS, Raipur, is going viral. The photo has been shared by Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.
At a time when the world is virtually waging a war against COVID-19 and the country is under a 21-day lockdown, two families in Uttar Pradesh have named their babies 'Corona' and 'Lockdown' with a hope that they would remind people about taking precautions.
Researchers have assessed 33 infants born to mothers with COVID-19, including three who were likely born with the disease, a finding that may lead to early diagnosis and better treatment for the youngest population at risk of infection.
Baby cereal consumers were found to be less likely to have inadequate intakes of iron, calcium and vitamin E -- important nutrients for an infant's development.
A woman allegedly killed her four-month-old son before ending her own life in Givana Guliyan village in Bhagpat over a family dispute, police said on Sunday.
The Congress on Wednesday held the BJP government in Gujarat responsible for the death of over 15,000 infants during treatment at newborn care units across the state in the last two years.
It was an unusual sight to see a woman constable carrying her infant son in her arms as she stood on duty for Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's visit on Monday.
A 3-day-old girl who was stabbed with a sharp weapon in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur district a day after she was born died while undergoing treatment at Indore's MY Hospital, a senior health official said on Friday.
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo wrote: "Congress leaders visit Uttar Pradesh quite frequently to shed crocodile tears. However, it is unfortunate that she did not think once even to give some time to wipe tears of those mothers who have lost their little ones in Kota.
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