Drop in stillbirths in city over last 4 years: NMC’s RTI reply
Proshun Chakraborty | TNN | Mar 24, 2019, 04:46 ISTNagpur: There’s something to cheer about for Nagpur. The city saw a regular drop in the number of stillbirths over the last four years. According to Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) data, 363 stillbirths were registered in 2015, 318 in 2016, 190 in 2017 and 179 in 2018. On the flip side, the city registered nearly 2,000 more deaths in 2018 (29,873) as against 2017 (27,874).
The data was provided by NMC’s health department (birth and death) in an RTI reply to activist Abhay Kolarkar.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes a stillbirth as a “baby born with no sign of life at or after 28 weeks of its mother’s pregnancy.” Former president of IMA Nagpur branch, Dr Varsha Dhawle, termed the drop in stillbirths as a good sign. “Pregnant women are now more aware about importance of proper care, and good treatment is available at both public and private health care centres,” said Dr Dhawle.
In the RTI reply, the department stated that in 2018 the NMC issued 29,873 death certificates (11,731 females and 18,142 males). Though the department has not provided causes, more deaths were registered in 2018 probably due to H1N1 virus and due to environmental reasons like heat, cold waves etc. In 2017 too, more death certificates were issued for males (16,608) as compared to females (11,266) .
In 2016, the NMC had issued 28,817 death certificates, which included 16,781 for males and 12,036 for females. In 2015, it issued 26,740 death certificates (16,091 for males and 10,649 for females).
In the RTI reply, the NMC has also stated that it provides both birth and death certificates in two categories, urgent and general. Under urgent, it provides certificate on the same day of application by charging excess fees of Rs50. For general category, it issues the certificate within three days of application by paying Rs20.
The data was provided by NMC’s health department (birth and death) in an RTI reply to activist Abhay Kolarkar.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes a stillbirth as a “baby born with no sign of life at or after 28 weeks of its mother’s pregnancy.” Former president of IMA Nagpur branch, Dr Varsha Dhawle, termed the drop in stillbirths as a good sign. “Pregnant women are now more aware about importance of proper care, and good treatment is available at both public and private health care centres,” said Dr Dhawle.
In the RTI reply, the department stated that in 2018 the NMC issued 29,873 death certificates (11,731 females and 18,142 males). Though the department has not provided causes, more deaths were registered in 2018 probably due to H1N1 virus and due to environmental reasons like heat, cold waves etc. In 2017 too, more death certificates were issued for males (16,608) as compared to females (11,266) .
In 2016, the NMC had issued 28,817 death certificates, which included 16,781 for males and 12,036 for females. In 2015, it issued 26,740 death certificates (16,091 for males and 10,649 for females).
In the RTI reply, the NMC has also stated that it provides both birth and death certificates in two categories, urgent and general. Under urgent, it provides certificate on the same day of application by charging excess fees of Rs50. For general category, it issues the certificate within three days of application by paying Rs20.
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