Institutional deliveries in India have increased from 88.6 per cent in 2019-2021 to 90.6 per cent in 2023-24, moving closer towards universal coverage, according to the National Family Health Survey-6 released on Friday.

India's NFHS-6 reveals improvements in maternal and child health, with increased hospital births and vaccination rates among young children.

Along with the rise in hospital births, the NFHS-6 report cited an increase in percentage of deliveries attended by skilled health personnel from 89.4% to 91.3% | India News