Right to Health - Anemia in Obstetrics

Abstract

A healthy person is an asset to the society. Health of women is not merely a state of physical well-being but also an expression of many roles they play as wives, mothers, health care providers in the family and in the changed scenario even as wage earners. Health picture of Indian Women is still not satisfactory. In the Indian context the female children before, during and after the birth have suffered a neglect, which is reflected in their higher infant mortalities, low proportion of the total population, female infanticide and even feticides and lower levels of nutrition. Reproductive health of the women means that they have the ability to reproduce and to regulate their fertility and are able to undergo pregnancy and child birth safely. A woman’s reproductive system is a delicate and complex system in the body. Half of the young women in India get married before legal age of 18 years. They are unaware about reproductive health and healthy reproductive practice, which will cause unnecessary illness to them. It is important to take steps to protect it from infections and injury, and prevent problems-including some long-term health problems [1].