Health and Nutrition of Women and Children in Empowered Action Group States of India - Status and Progress

This book tracks the progress of maternal and child health (MNCH) — part of SDG 3 — in Empowered Action Group of states in India. It lays bare regional disparities and uncovers a range of issues relating to inequalities in access to MNCH services, mechanisms of poor nutrition, health expenditure and impoverishment, structural bottlenecks of health system that hinder effective implementation of programmes; best practices adopted for improving MNCH indicators and appropriate strategies required for more informed policy. The volume: Examines the changing features of health and nutrition of mothers, new-borns and children between pre and post National Rural Heath Mission (NRHM) Studies reproductive health and wellbeing of mother and children Explores linkages between food, nutrition and health Analyses causes of poor health and nutrition such as neonatal and infant deaths, childhood diarrhoea, malnutrition Probes into health expenditure, impoverishment and its bearing on access to maternal and child health care services Proposes strategic interventions to reduce maternal; neonatal and child mortality and improve nutritional status The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of public health, especially maternal and child health specialists, gender studies, development studies, and public policy.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2023
First published:	2024
Editors:	Sandhya R. Mahapatro • Udaya S. Mishra • Shubh Swain
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	284
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-237487-1
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-03-237487-X
Barcode:	9781032374871

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