Empowering Women’s Health: A Comprehensive Review of Reproductive, Maternal and Preventive Care Strategies

Abstract

Women’s health includes biological, social, and gender-based factors, as well as clinical medicine. The complicated interrelationships of biological, social, and gender-based factors and clinical medicine have an effect on reproductive rights, prevention care, and access to care. Even as progress continues with maternal health care, contraceptive technologies, and disease prevention, there are still disparities, especially in low-income areas of the world where access to essential reproductive health care is limited, and where maternal mortality still does not reach the levels of minimal. Global health priorities shift as non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including breast cancer and cardiovascular diseases (CVD), have climbed to the forefront of global public health. Prevention care using early interventions, vaccinations, and periodic screening can help burden reduction. However, there are barriers to women’s access to health care and prevention care such as institutional injustices, cultural barriers, and resource burdens, in particular for racial and ethnic minorities. Even as these benefits are unshared equitably, advancing technology in digital health, telemedicine, and assisted reproductive technologies (ART) provide opportunities to help bridge gaps. This review presents the successes, issues, and direction of maternal, reproductive and preventive healthcare programs. The analysis of the interaction between access to healthcare, gender inequalities, and policy responses highlights the need for interdisciplinary approaches to implement equitable, gender-responsive healthcare interventions worldwide.