Palpa, May 14 -- Nisdi Rural Municipality in Palpa District has recorded zero home deliveries in fiscal year 2024/25, with no home births reported so far in 2025/26, marking a full shift to institutional childbirth under a national safe motherhood push.

The rural municipality said the achievement is part of a national drive to ensure all deliveries take place in health facilities and to eliminate home births.

"This achievement has been made possible through the tireless efforts of health workers, elected representatives and community female health volunteers," said Rem Bahadur Disha Magar, head of the rural municipality's health section.

Officials said the situation marks a sharp change from earlier years. Before 2017, the rural munici...