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.
In Kota, the institutional deliveries have gone down from 35,536 in 2019-20 to 31,686 in 2020-21, a decrease of 10.8%. Jaipurs rural area (Jaipur-I) reported 15.3% decrease in institutional deliveries, which is the highest in the state.
Ajmer also reported a decrease of 8.5% in institutional deliveries in past financial year due to Covid as it dropped from 60,537 to 55,179.
Besides, not all the districts have reported decrease in institutional deliveries, but 13 districts have reported an increase.