International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-78021342022072526412641ENDepartment of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Deemed to be University, Mangalore, KarnatakaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Deemed to be University, Mangalore, KarnatakaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gyneacolog, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Deemed to be University, Mangalore, KarnatakaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Deemed to be University, Mangalore, KarnatakaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Deemed to be University, Mangalore, Karnataka20220509Perinatal Mortality rate (PMR) of India remains stable at 26 per 1000 births (for the year 2013) mainly because of slower reduction in early neonatal deaths. Problems with infrastructure and quality of care for the newborn in India have been reported.http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/2641http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/2641/717718501