CHAPTER 4 - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION HAS DEFINED IT AS A TOTAL WELL-BEING IN ALL
ASPECTS OF REPRODUCTION, I.E., PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL.
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH – PROBLEMS AND STRATEGY:
INDIA WAS AMONG THE 1ST COUNTRIES TO INITIATE ACTIONS & PLA...
WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION HAS DEFINED IT AS A TOTAL WELL-BEING IN ALL
ASPECTS OF REPRODUCTION, I.E., PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL.
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH – PROBLEMS AND STRATEGY:
INDIA WAS AMONG THE 1ST COUNTRIES TO INITIATE ACTIONS & PLANS TO ATTAIN TOTAL
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AS SOCIAL GOAL.
THESE PROGRAMMES ARE CALLED AS ‘ FAMILY PLANNING’
IMPROVED PROGRAMMES CURRENTLY IN OPERATION HAVE A POPULAR NAME
‘REPRODUCTIVE & CHILD HEALTH CARE PROGRAMMES’ (RCH).
HOW HAS THE GOVERNMENT TAKEN MEASURES?
THROUGH THE HELP OF AUDIO-VISUALS & PRINT MEDIA.
EVEN FAMILY MEMBERS, CLOSE RELATIONS ARE INVOLVED IN THE AWARENESS.
SEX EDUCATION WAS INTRODUCED IN SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE AWARENESS
PROPER INFORMATION ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS, ADOLESCENCE & RELATED CHANGES
, SAFE & HYGIENIC SEXUAL PRACTICES, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, AIDS ETC.
AMNIOCENTESIS
IT IS A TECHNIQUE USED TO FIND OUT CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES IN DEVELOPING EMBRYO BY
USING AMNIOTIC FLUID.
IT IS ALSO MISUSED TO CHECK FOETAL SEX DETERMINATION BASED ON THE CHROMOSOMAL
PATTERN IN THE AMNIOTIC FLUID SURROUNDING THE DEVELOPING EMBRYO.
POPULATION EXPLOSION & BIRTH CONTROL:
THE WORLD’S POPULATION BEING 2 BILLION IN 1900 WAS RELOCATED TO 6 BILLION IN
2000…
INDIA’S POPULATION WAS ABOUT 350 MILLION DURING INDEPENDENCE & ALMOST REACHED
BILLION .
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A RAPID DECLINE IN DEATH RATE, MMR & IMR AS AN INCREASE IN NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN
REPRODUCIBLE AGE ARE THE REASON FOR THIS .
WHY SUCH POPULATION EXPLOSION?
o MOST OF THE URBAN PEOPLE ARE UNEDUCATED.
o GIRLS WERE GIVEN INTO EARLY MARRIAGES AT 18 YRS OF AGE.
CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS:
THROUGH MEDIA – HUM DO HAMARE DO!!!!! (WE 2 , OUR 2)
SAHELI - IT IS A CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD DEVELOPED BY SCIENTISTS IN CDRI -
CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
1. NATURAL METHODS:
AVOIDS MEETING OF SPERM & OVUM.
PERIODIC ABSTINENCE - AVOID COITUS FROM DAY 10 – 17 OF MENSTRUAL CYCLE WHEN
OVULATION IS EXPECTED. BECAUSE CHANCES OF FERTILITY IS VERY HIGH DURING THIS PERIOD,
HENCE KNOWN AS FERTILE PERIOD.
WITHDRAWAL OR COITUS INTERUPTUS - MALE PARTNER WITHDRAWS HIS PENIS FROM
VAGINA BEFORE EJACULATION AVOIDING INSEMINATION OF SPERMS
LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA-ABSENCE OF MENSTRUAL CYCLE DURING FIRST SIX MONTHS OF
INTENSE LACTATIONAL PERIOD.
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