Janhavi Nilekani on Maternal Healthcare and Evidence-Based Decision-Making
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In this episode, Shruti speaks with Janhavi Nilekani about India\\u2019s high rate of C-sections compared with vaginal births, problems with maternal healthcare, the present and future of Indian midwifery and much more. Nilekani is the founder and chair of the Aastrika Foundation, which seeks to promote a future in which every woman is treated with respect and dignity during childbirth, and the right treatment is provided at the right time. She is a development economist by training and now works in the field of maternal health. She obtained her Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard and holds a 2010 B.A., cum laude, in economics and international studies from Yale.
Recorded November 7th, 2022
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