Updated by: Arabinda Naik
Listed below are a few strategies followed to improve reproductive health:
1. The introduction of sex education is one of the steps taken by the government which aims to create awareness among adolescents about safe sexual practices.
2. As adolescents become eligible to reproduce, it is essential to inform them about the consequences of unsafe sexual practices and early pregnancy. It is achieved by the implementation of the ‘National Adolescent Education Program’ at various schools from classes 9th to 12th.
3. People in the marriageable group are educated all about infertility, birth control methods, pregnancy, post-childbirth care of the baby and mother, etc. It is also essential to provide proper medical facilities to deal with obstacles like infertility and other reproductive difficulties.
4. There are a few evil practices related to reproduction that still plague our society. Female infanticide is one such example. To prevent this crime, a legal ban has been put on Amniocentesis Test.