46.6 percent pushed into poverty by maternal health spending

Maternal healthcare expenses push 46.6 percent of mothers in India into poverty claims a study by Jawaharlal Nehru University and Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. Those most likely to be left in poverty following childbirth are mothers who are illiterate. The study incorporates expenses from all stages of pregnancy, including antenatal care, the childbirth itself …

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