Anaemia in Pregnant Women across Indian States

Anaemia in pregnancy raises the risk of maternal death, preterm birth and low-birth-weight babies. In 2019-21 about 52.2% of pregnant Indian women aged 15-49 were anaemic, up from 50.4% in 2015-16 and 60.2% in 2005-06. State variation is wide: the burden is heaviest in eastern and…