CHAPTER Safe motherhood begins before conception with healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition. . . Need for reproductive health Problems and strategies .
. Amniocentesis and its statutory ban . . Social impact of sex ratio, female foeticide and infanticide .
. Population explosion and birth control . . Medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) .
. Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) . . Infertility .
. Assisted reproductive technologyes (ART) .. . Detection of foetal disorders during early pregnancy