Raj Baveja | |
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Born | 1934
Uttar Pradesh, India |
Occupation(s) | Gynecologist, Obstetrician |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Raj Baveja is an Indian gynecologist, obstetrician and the former 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.[ citation needed] She hails from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and is the author several medical papers on adolescent gynecology, [2] pregnancy and child birth management. [3] She has assisted a working group on Care in Normal Birth of the World Health Organization. [4] and headed an Indian Council of Medical Research task force on contraception in 2000. [5] She is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, [6] and the Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1983. [7]