A study reported in Nature Health finds that Rajasthan’s “cash-plus” scheme is associated with healthier birth outcomes, specifically higher birth weights. Both outlets describe the scheme as a targeted welfare intervention that combines cash support with additional services, and they link participation to improvements in babies’ birth weight measures. The reports characterize the finding as evidence that the programme’s components may contribute to better prenatal and early-life conditions, reflected in improved health at birth. According to the coverage, the research is presented as a study published in Nature Health and focuses on birth-weight outcomes in the state of Rajasthan. While the articles agree on the headline conclusion—that the scheme correlates with healthier birth weights—they do not provide further methodological details, such as the study design, data sources, timeframe, or size of the effects, in the provided excerpts. Overall, the shared thrust is that the Rajasthan cash-plus programme shows an observable relationship with improved birth weight outcomes, as reported in a peer-reviewed journal.