WOMEN'S HEALTH IN INDIA

The health of a country's population has profound implications for the health and education of children and
the economic well-being of households, as well as for the women themselves. The most direct effects of poor health
and nutrition among females in countries such as India are high mortality rates among young children and women of
childbearing age and high morbidity rates throughout the life-cycle.
The effects of pervasive ill health extend beyond the women herself. A woman's health and nutritional status
influence her newborn's birth weight and chances of survival, her capacity to nurse and nurture her child, and her
ability to provide food and care for other children and family land or for wages, income falls when ill health
prevents a woman from working.
Women's health and nutritional status is inextricably bound up with social, cultural, and economic factors
that influence all aspects of their lives, and it has consequences not only for the women themselves but also for the
well-being of their children (particularly females), the functioning of households, and the distribution of resourc