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This is a series from across India that covers the wide arc of rural women’s reproductive and sexual health. Several stories in here shed light on the stigma around infertility, forceful female sterilisation, the lack of ‘male engagement’ in family planning, and inadequate rural healthcare systems that are out of reach for many. Then there are those that cover  unqualified medical practitioners and dangerous childbirths, discrimination due to menstruation, the preference for sons – and more.While many of these stories report on everyday struggles, there are also those that document the occasional small victories of women in rural India.To know more about the series, you can watch the video below and read the full series <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/pari-series-on-womens-health/">here</a>.

PARI and CounterMedia Trust&#39;s nationwide reporting project on adolescent girls and young women in rural India is part of a Population Foundation of India-supported initiative to explore the situation of these vital yet marginalised groups, through the voices and lived experience of ordinary people.

Stories of women's health in rural India

دیہی ہندوستانی خواتین کی صحت سے متعلق اسٹوریز

இந்திய கிராமப்புற பெண்களின் ஆரோக்கியம் பற்றிய கதைகள்

ਜਣਨ ਸਿਹਤ ਨੂੰ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਪੇਂਡੂ ਭਾਰਤ ਦੀਆਂ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ

ଗ୍ରାମୀଣ ଭାରତରେ ମହିଳାଙ୍କ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟର କାହାଣୀଗୁଡ଼ିକ

ഇന്ത്യൻ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിലെ സ്ത്രീകളുടെ ആരോഗ്യത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള കഥകൾ

ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಭಾರತದ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಆರೋಗ್ಯದ ಕತೆಗಳು

महिला स्वास्थ्य का हाल और ग्रामीण भारत की कहानियां

ગ્રામીણ ભારતમાં મહિલાઓના સ્વાસ્થ્ય વિષે પારીની શ્રેણી

भारत के गांव-देहात के माइलोगन मन के सेहत के कहिनी

भारत के गांव के मेहरारू लोग के सेहत के कहानी

গ্রামীণ ভারতের নারীর স্বাস্থ্য বিষয়ক পারি’র কাহিনি সংকলন

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Stories of women's health in rural India

Child marriages, dangerous abortions, and ill-equipped healthcare systems. These are some of the many issues we cover in this series on the reproductive health of women in India

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