- Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata2022
Since India’s independence, population stabilization has been one of the prime concerns in its development agenda.
- Save the Children2021
Children are the future of any country.
- Institute of Economic Growth2021
- United Nations Children's Fund2017
- Understanding Women's Health Issues1998
The Maharashtra government introduced a much-awaited and talked about bill in the state assembly: the Maharashtra Regulation of the Use of Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1988.
- Tribal Research Bulletin1998
Undernourished women tend to deliver low birth weight babies (Karmer, 1987) and to have pregnancy complications (Baird, 1947). Perinatal mortality and prematurity rates were found to be high among short statured women (Barros, 1987).
- The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics1993
In India tribals are neglected a lot, discriminated in terms of income distribution and social status.
The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994, is a critical piece of legislation in India aimed at addressing and curbing the practice of sex-selective abortions and ensuring the ethical use of prenatal diagnostic technologies.
The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021, is an Indian law aimed at regulating Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) services such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), sperm or egg donation, and surrogacy.