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Reproductive Health of Women and Human Development in Nepal Practical Challenges and Policy Implications

In: Understanding Women's Empowerment in South Asia

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  • Ishara Mahat

    (University of Ottawa)

  • Kamal Gautam

    (Tribhuvan University)

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The concept of “reproductive healthReproductive health” acquiresPolicy and Practical challenges different meanings to different people and especially to the vulnerable groups of the developing world, it gets integrally connected with an entire range of socio-cultural taboosSocio-cultural taboos. In its most commonly accepted form at the global level, ‘reproductive healthReproductive health’ focuses on the following indicators: (1) every sexual act should be free of coercion and infection; (2) every pregnancy should be intended; and (3) every birth should be healthy (NRC 1997).

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  • Ishara Mahat & Kamal Gautam, 2024. "Reproductive Health of Women and Human Development in Nepal Practical Challenges and Policy Implications," Springer Books, in: Asok Kumar Sarkar & Satyajit Das Gupta (ed.), Understanding Women's Empowerment in South Asia, chapter 0, pages 97-124, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-16-7538-6_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-7538-6_6
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