Children taking birth in hospitals and other medical establishments have gone down marginally in the state in 2020-21 compared to 2019-20. Out of the 33 districts, 20 have reported decrease in institutional deliveries over the last 12 months. In Jaipur, institutional deliveries have gone down drastically by 15% in a year.
It could be an impact of Covid, which has thrown normal life out of gear and reduced the number of child births in states Health institutions. According
to health department figures, 13.2-lakh institutional deliveries were reported in 2020-21, while it was 13.5 lakh in 2019-20. In Jaipur, 1,08,806 children were born in health institutes in 2020-21, while it was 1,28,022 in the 2019-20.According to the health departments report, Jaisalmer reported the lowest number of institutional deliveries, which were 16,218 in 2020-21 compared to 16,756 in 2019-20.
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