Reproductive health status, attitudes and care of urban women

Pages: 256-258
Alok Kumar (Department of Sociology, C. C. S. University, Meerut, U.P.)

This paper examines reproductive health Care of women, focuses on the socio-economic profile of urban women, attitude towards the age at Marriage, pregnancy/delivery and children, attitude of women and their family members after child birth. Keeping all the above facts in view, the researcher has decided to investigate the phenomenon by using interview and observation technique at Bulandshahr city. The result shows that Majority of housewife/nonworking have no income belonging to general category and younger age group of 26-35, lives in Pakka house and have small number of rooms, whereas almost all 99% of the respondents have light, ventilation and separate kitchen in their houses. Majority of the women entered into marriage at the age of 21-25, have experienced first pregnancy at the age of 21-25and have 2 children, Majority of the respondents have reported that they take special care & precaution during pregnancy, they get regular medical checkup during pregnancy, and if doctor suggests, then they take tonics and medicine before and after delivery. Their deliveries are performed by female doctors in hospital or nearby nursing home. It is observed that their in-laws take care of the new born, while they work in or out of house.