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Poor Roads, No Ambulances, Few Doctors: Maternal Deaths Persist in Rural India

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Pregnant women in rural India continue to face life-threatening delays in accessing emergency obstetric care. Poorly connected roads and a severe shortage of ambulances make timely medical response extremely difficult in remote regions. The lack of specialist doctors further compounds the risk during obstetric emergencies, often with fatal consequences. These interconnected systemic failures are claiming the lives of both mothers and newborns. Health experts stress that strengthening rural healthcare infrastructure is critical to reversing this trend.

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