Reproductive technologies as social innovations in the system of public health
The article is devoted to such important problem as Russians’ reproductive health worsening that defines health of posterity and viability of generations, and appreciably impacts on the birth rate. Statistics of contraception among women of reproductive age, statistics of induced abortions occurre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Экономика региона |
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| Online Access: | http://economyofregion.com/archive/2014/50/2384/pdf/ |
| Summary: | The article is devoted to such important problem as Russians’ reproductive health worsening that defines health of posterity and
viability of generations, and appreciably impacts on the birth rate. Statistics of contraception among women of reproductive age,
statistics of induced abortions occurrence, statistics of primary, and secondary infertility are investigated. Data of Public Opinion
Foundation on problems of child-free marriages and reproductive rights of citizens are given. Results of medical, scientific centers
about additional reproductive technologies practice such as in vitro fertilization (EKO), surrogate motherhood, etc. are shown. The importance of state support of these technologies and liberalization of legal control of the realization of a desire to be parents as the most
important tool of demographic policy is emphasized. The questions of raising the public importance of family planning, sex education,
family and moral values among young formation, healthy lifestyle, responsible motherhood and paternity are explored in the article. |
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| ISSN: | 2072-6414 2411-1406 |