COVID 19 - Endangering Women’s Mental and Reproductive Health

ABSTRACT

With spikes in domestic violence, sexual harassment and limited access to health care globally, the healthauthorities are battling hard to prevent serious consequences on women health. Older women and womenwith disabilities along with pregnant women form a special group of women as they lose access to vital healthservices and social support. COVID is having a huge impact on women health. The COVID-19 pandemic isshowing a negative effect on the production and transportation of contraceptive commodities. Medical societiesare asking to defer pregnancy till we have a more clear insight on the effect on pregnancy. Cancer screeningand cancer treatment has also taken a backlog