Abstract
Summary The present paper assesses fetal loss among currently married women in India. In addition, the effects of social, economic, demographic and health factors on fetal loss are studied. The study uses data from the second National Family Health Survey conducted in India during 19982000. The results show wide variations in fetal loss (induced abortion, spontaneous abortion and still-birth) measures across the country. The importance of mothers nutritional status, birth spacing, risky behaviours such as smoking, drinking and chewing tobacco and age at marriage for pregnancy outcomes in India is also discussed. The study results imply a broad understanding of reproductive health in India, and emphasize the importance of widening the scope of community-based reproductive health education programmes to improve the reproductive health of women.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 309-327 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Biosocial Science |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health