List four points of significance of reproductive health in a society. Name any two areas
related to reproductive health which have improved over the past 50 years in our
country.

Explanation

The significance of reproductive health of society are:
(i) Regular medication and check-ups have led to development of reproductive health .
Healthy mothers given birth healthy children.
(ii) Reproductive health should be maintained in order to prevent sexually transmitted
diseases (STDs).
(iii) Farmily planning by using various constraceptives enables a couples to decide on the
number of children they want to have and when to have them . If a couples has less
number of children they can provide good food, clothes and education to each child
So, a small family is a happy family.
(iv) Having fewer children also keeps the mother in good health. This will reduce the
cases of maternal mortality as well as new born mortailty.
Areas which have improved:
(i) Better family planning has led to reduction in family size and better econmic stability.
(ii) Decrease in STD cases due to more awareness and winer use of contraceptives .