The Covid-19 pandemic has not caused a baby boom, but quite the opposite in the city. Mumbai registered nearly 24% fewer births in 2021 compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019—the second year of the country's second most populous city recording a significant drop in birth registrations.

Save the Children has collaborated with NITI Aayog and Herbalife to support two of the most affected Aspirational Districts (West Singhbhum and Gumla) in Jharkhand to i