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Tamil Nadu on Maternal and Child Health
June 1 , 2026
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- The latest National Family Health Survey-6 (NFHS-6) 2023-24 shows continued improvement in maternal and child healthcare indicators in Tamil Nadu.
- 99.7% of births took place in health institutions, and 87.6% of mothers received at least four antenatal care visits.
- About 90% of children aged 12–23 months were fully vaccinated, while rotavirus vaccine coverage increased from 66.4% to 87.4%.
- Child nutrition indicators improved, with stunting declining from 25.0% to 20.7% and severe wasting from 5.5% to 4.9%.
- However, only 54.8% of newborns were breastfed within one hour of birth, and 55.6% of infants below six months were exclusively breastfed.
- Tamil Nadu’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) declined to 1.7 children per woman, compared to 1.8 in NFHS-5.
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