Even though sanitation was es

A preference for sons or for more sons than daughters has been documented in several countries in the world.

The expectant and lactating mothers are considered as nutritionally vulnerable group especially in the developing countries of the world. Due to nursing process mothers are subjected to nutritional stresses.

In a vast, multi-ethnic, multi-religious country like India, it is to be expected that we have several world-views operating at the same time in people's search for health and healing.

In the last decade, several international and national movements have focused their attention, on the long neglected areas of women's reproductive health.

Cancer of the cervix is the most prevalent form of cancer in developing countries, and accounts for 25 to 50 per cent of all cancers occurring in Indian women.

Breastfeeding and lactational amenorrhoea play a unique role in child health, birth spacing and fertility regulation.

In India tribals are neglected a lot, discriminated in terms of income distribution and social status.