Delhi's Worrying Trend

We normally assume that public health constantly improves, if only incrementally for long stretches. But then along comes a story like this, detailing how Delhi's infant mortality rate has doubled since 2005. The obvious culprit is the continuing influx of rural migrants, few of whom seek professional medical care while pregnant—or, for that matter, for their deliveries.

The Indian government's challenge, then, is to convince poorer citizens that hospital deliveries won't saddle them with massive