Womens Health

Womens Health

Women’s Health

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Across the globe, women are cornerstones of the family unit, primarily responsible for childcare, nutrition, and overall family well-being. During their childbearing years, women face many health risks specific to pregnancy and childbirth. Any compromise in women’s health during this period of their lives—or exposure to gender-based violence or discrimination—has, therefore, negative consequences for individual women, their families, communities, and the larger society. The sexual and reproductive health indicators in this database are stratified by gender.