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Maternal Mortality Rate In Five Districts 55% Higher Than State Average

by The Daily Eye Team July 13 2016, 11:05 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 38 secs

A 13-year-old girl in Koppal who was married off at the age of 12 and got pregnant when she was 13, died even before she could get a grasp on life. While her body couldn't bear the burden of pregnancy, inadequate maternal care facilities in the area led to her untimely death. At 144 deaths per 1,00,000 live births, Karnataka's overall performance in terms of the average Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) may be better than many other states, but five districts in north Karnataka - Koppal, Ballari, Vijayapura, Raichur and Yadgir - have reported very high MMR (230 deaths per 1,00,000 live births). This is about 55% higher than the state average, shows a study conducted by the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Public Health and Centre for Disease Control.

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PIROJ WADIA is a journalist of long standing, she was Assistant Editor for Cine Blitz and The Daily, and edited TV & Video World, India’s first & only authentic television magazine. She is equally ardent about television as she is about films, and critiques both. She has been keenly watching and observing television since the 1990s and has witnessed the industry’s growth and sea changes. She has served on the jury for the Indian Television Academy (ITA) and the Indian Documentary Producers’ Association (IDPA); and on the script committee of the Children’s Film Society, India (CFSI). Currently, she is researching on the contribution of the Parsis to Indian cinema.

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