09-05-2025
‘56% deliveries take place in govt. hospitals in T.N.'
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Health Minister Ma. Subramanian on Friday said 56% of deliveries in Tamil Nadu took place in government hospitals, and of this, 83% were in the Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) centres.
At a workshop on Strategies on Reduction of MMR (Maternal Mortality Ratio), he said the State accounted for 99.9% institutional deliveries (8.02 lakh).
According to the Health Information Management System, the State's MMR was 39 per 1,00,000 live births during 2024-2025.
Every month, special measures are taken to identify pregnant women who have complications during gestation period. Once identified, they are advised or treated by obstetricians. All government medical college hospitals have high dependency units to treat pregnant women who develop complications during pregnancy or after delivery, he said.
He handed over appreciation certificates to doctors who took measures to reduce maternal deaths.
Arun Thamburaj, Mission Director, National Health Mission, Tamil Nadu, and E. Theranirajan, additional director of Medical Education and Research were present.
