Social obstetrics may be defined as the study of the interplay of social and environmental factors and human reproduction going back to the preconceptional or even premarital period.
The social and environmental factors which influence human reproduction are many.
Some examples include:
- age at marriage
- child bearing
- child spacing
- family size
- fertility patterns
- level of education
- economic status
- customs and beliefs
- role of women in society
Social obstetrics has another dimension: the influence of these factors on the organization, delivery and utilization of obstetric services by the community.
In other words, social obstetrics is concerned with the delivery of comprehensive maternity and child health care services including family planning so that they can be brought within the reach of the whole community.
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