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Reproductive health care: services oriented to couples
Author(s) -
Becker Stan,
Robinson J.Courtland
Publication year - 1998
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/s0020-7292(98)00057-5
Subject(s) - medicine , reproductive health , family planning , inclusion (mineral) , population , interpretation (philosophy) , health services , reproductive rights , health care , sexual and reproductive health and rights , element (criminal law) , family medicine , nursing , economic growth , environmental health , gender studies , research methodology , sociology , law , computer science , political science , economics , programming language
Historically, the combination of women's rights to care, population concerns and the development of female‐oriented contraceptive methods resulted in family planning programs focusing on women's contraceptive needs and little else. The 1994 United Nations Population Conference in Cairo called for an expansion of programs to cover reproductive health in its broadest interpretation. As this concept has developed and been put into practice it has become evident that a key element in reproductive health services should be the inclusion of the sexually active couple.