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| Reproductive Health |
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| Reproductive health refers to health issues connected with reproduction. The health of mother during pregnancy (also called pre - natal) and after child birth (also called antenatal) and health of child are included in reproductive health. |
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| The growth of human embryo into a baby inside the womb involves various stages. Health, in each stage, of the baby is normally required to be studied by a qualified doctor in order to ensure that |
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 there is no complication during delivery |
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 the growth of baby is adequate in each stage |
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 there is no incompatibility between mother and baby in respect of antigens. |
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| The prenatal examination also involves the health of mother in respect of |
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 blood and its biochemical ingredients |
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 diseases connected with pregnancy |
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 structural and functional aberrations. |
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| Similarly, after child birth (antenatal) the health conditions of both mother and child are critically examined in respect of |
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 Adequacy of nourishment to child either by breast milk or by other external sources |
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 Immunity / vulnerability to many infant diseases. |
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 Physiological and surgical complications due to delivery on mother's body. |
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 Nutritional support to mother |
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 Hygiene and pathogen free environment to mother and children. |
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