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.
A couple undergoing fertility treatment has petitioned Bombay high court to permit them to complete their surrogacy procedure that they had begun before the new Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Act and Surrogacy Act were brought in.
Observing that a mother's role in the development of a child's personality can never be doubted, a sessions court, while adjudicating in a custody case between a Pune-based father and a city-based woman, said, "A child gets the best protection through the mother.
Health systems and health professionals play a crucial role in responding to survivors of sexual violence.
Reflecting on the challenges faced by women and child survivors affected by and/or facing violence, including domestic violence, and support persons or organisations
On 11th August, 2020 the Times of India reported that on 9th August 8 prison staff in Taloja prison, Navi Mumbai had tested positive.
Domestic violence against women is increasingly recognised as a major health and social problem in India. It is also a concern for public health.
The health of the general population as well as specific groups (infants, women, etc) has for long been an important concern for development studies.