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Reproductive health [1] practices among Muslim women in India have been little researched perhaps because of the widespread notion regarding the tight Islamic control over sexual behaviour and the sanctions against contraceptive use.

In recent years, with the increased pace of urbanisation and modernisation, Indian women of all social classes have entered professional occupations.

Childbirth is a normal physiological process, which can become pathological due to the adoption of certain practices and consequently affect the health and survival of the newborn.

Most people in India are now aware that the country's population is growing rapidly, and appreciate the need for controlling its rate of growth.

The RUWSEC case study is useful and inspiring, for it provides in-depth information and insight into what a women-centered reproductive health approach actually means at field and organizational levels.