Raj Baveja

Raj Baveja
Born	Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation	Gynecologist, Obstetrician
Awards	Padma Shri

Raj Baveja is an Indian gynecologist, obstetrician and the head of the department of gynecology and obstetrics at the Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad.^[1] She also serves as the honorary Medical Superintendent of the Kamla Nehru Memorial Hospital, Allahabad.^[2] She hails from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and is the author several medical papers on adolescent gynecology,^[3] pregnancy^[4] and child birth management.^[5] She has assisted a working group on Care in Normal Birth of the World Health Organization.^[6] and headed an Indian Council of Medical Research task force on contraception in 2000.^[7] She is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences,^[8] and the Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1983.^[9]

See also

• Pregnancy
• Child birth

References

1. "Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology". Motilal Nehru Medical College. 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
2. "Dr. Raj Baveja". Zoom Info. 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
3. Krishna, Usha R. (2000). Adolescence. Orient Blackswan. p. 194.
4. Amitava Pal, Modak R, Ghosh UK, Raj Baveja and Pandey RC (1993). "Comparative study of laboratory investigations in trichomoniasis and condidiasis" (PDF). Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India. 43: 968–970.
5. Krishna (2001). Pregnancy at Risk Current Concepts, (FOGSI). Jaypee Brothers Publishers. p. 519. ISBN 9788171798261.
6. "Care in Normal Birth: a practical guide". World Health Organization. 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
7. "Evaluating contraceptive choice through the method-mix approach". PubMed. 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
8. "List of Fellows - NAMS" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
9. "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.