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Observations on Reproductive Health Programs in the Baltic States
Author(s) -
Lazarus J.V.,
Nadisauskiene R.J.,
Liljestrand J.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2004.08.017
Subject(s) - medicine , reproductive health , reproductive rights , public health , european union , european region , economic growth , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , member states , environmental health , family medicine , nursing , international trade , population , geography , regional science , economics , business
Public attention in Sweden has been drawn to three neighboring states that recently joined the European Union: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. At this historic moment, it seems instructive to look at how the rapidly reformed health sectors of these ex‐Soviet republics are responding to the vision of reproductive health articulated in Cairo 10 years ago. Reproductive health and rights have improved in these states in spite of recent reforms often acting to oppose improvement. Reforms such as the introduction of family medicine need continued adjustment, especially regarding antenatal care. One special challenge is the retention of essential mid‐level providers, such as midwives, as the mode of HIV transmission becomes increasingly sexual.