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Crackdown pays off, home birth cases drop in Kerala
The New Indian Express Kottayam
|May 16, 2025
THE STATE government's efforts to curb the risky practice of home births -- following the death of a woman in Malappuram during childbirth in early April -- have begun to show results.
In April, the number of home births statewide dropped to 26 from the March figure of 46.
Notably, Malappuram, which has long recorded the highest number of home deliveries in Kerala, led the improvement, bringing down home births from 23 to just six during the period. Kollam reported a complete halt in home births, from four in the previous month.
Despite the drastic reduction, Malappuram still recorded the highest number of home births in the state in April, followed by Thiruvananthapuram with four cases. However, seeing Malappuram's numbers fall to single digits is a significant achievement.
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