UP Achieves 100% Institutional Deliveries in 16 Districts

In Uttar Pradesh, India, the government has achieved a big goal.

For the past three months, all baby deliveries in 16 districts happened in hospitals or clinics, not at home.

This means mothers and babies are safer.

The government worked hard to make sure hospitals have good equipment, doctors, and nurses.

They also taught people about the importance of hospital deliveries.

Special workers called ASHA, ANM, and Anganwadi workers helped by visiting homes and making sure pregnant women went to the hospital on time.

This effort is expected to reduce the number of mothers and babies who get sick or die during childbirth.