The book offers a comprehensive view to understanding the complex and multifaceted world of women's health in South Asia, aligning closely with Sustainable Development Goals-3 (SDGs-3) on good health and well-being. It examines the critical aspects, such as maternal and newborn health, healthcare choice and utilization. It includes perspectives on environmental, socio-cultural, and individual-level behavioral aspects of women's health outcomes. Furthermore, it highlights present-day women's health issues with the light of COVID-19 pandemics, refugeehood and mind-psychiatric epidemics. It contextualizes the women's health rights and development landscape with evaluating existing policies, programs, and potential gaps affecting women's health and well-being. Employing advanced geospatial techniques, including spatial modelling and quantitative approaches, the book offers multidimensional insights into women's health, shaping dialogue around health programs and policies. It is a rich source for academics, researchers, graduate students and health professionals in the fields of women's health development.

Explores how displacement, trafficking, and socio-political shifts impact women's health Provides strategic policy guidance and outlines a future research agenda on women's health in the Global South Integrates legislative and judicial perspectives on abortion and maternal health, bridging law with public health

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Pradip Chouhan is a Professor at the Department of Geography, University of Gour Banga, Malda, West Bengal, India. Earlier, he was an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. His areas of research interest are fertility behavior, public health, maternal health, and child health. He is actively engaged in teaching and research in Population Geography for nearly two decades and has published more than 50 research papers in Scopus and Web of Science-indexed journals, 3 edited books, and authored 1 book. He is Academic Editor of PLOS One Journal and a reviewer of Scopus and Web of Science-indexed journals. He has completed a major research project funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, Ministry of Human Resource, the Government of India. Dr. Chouhan has also completed one minor research project funded by the University Grants Commission. He has successfully supervised 4 Ph.D. and 8 M.Phil. scholars.

Kailash Chandra Das, a distinguished Professor and the dynamic Head of the Department of Migration and Urban Studies at the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) in vibrant Mumbai, India, is a luminary in the realm of population studies. With a Ph.D. from the very institution where he now spearheads transformative research, Dr. Das illuminates the intricate interplay between migration and women s health and development. His intellectual canvas spans migration and reproductive health, climate refugees, migration s impact on development, and the myriad challenges therein. Dr. Das has left an indelible mark in the South Asian health arena, championing migration rights and policies through his prolific publications in esteemed journals and edited volumes, unraveling the nexus between migration and multidimensional development challenges. A globetrotting scholar, he has graced nearly 20 international conferences, captivating audiences with his innovative insights and visionary ideas.

Avijit Roy is a State Aided College Teacher in the Department of Geography at Malda College in Malda, West Bengal, India. He teaches courses related to Population Geography, Gender Studies, Regional Planning, Urban Geography, Social and Cultural Geography. Dr. Roy completed his Ph. D. in Geography from University of Gour Banga. He conducts research in a range of settings across the globe. His current research interests lie in women s sexual and reproductive health, maternal morbidity and mortality, maternal and newborn health, geriatrics, healthcare services, child marriage, violence against women, spatial analysis. His work in the global health arena has focused on key debates and emerging tools in the campaigns to improve women s health care and reduce maternal morbidity in low-resource settings.

Nanigopal Kapasia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Malda College, Malda, West Bengal, India. His interested research field is social and cultural geography especially on Public Health, Maternity Care Services and Emerging Challenges related to women s health. Dr. Kapasia has published more than 20 research articles in reputed national and international journals.

Margubur Rahaman, a trained women's health researcher, specializes in family planning, reproductive health, maternal & child health, and other women's health rights. He holds the position of Senior Research Fellow at the International Institute for Population Sciences in Mumbai. His primary focus revolves around extending interventions to the most underprivileged and vulnerab

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Women's Health in South Asia: An Introduction.- Impact of Trafficking on Women's Health: Evidence from Sri Lanka.- Women's Health in the Wake of Disasters: Investigating the Outcomes of Natural Disasters on Women's Health and Gender Sensitivity in Bangladesh.- Surviving in the Margins: Addressing the Health Issues of Homeless Women in NCT Delhi.- Assessing the Impact of Forced Refugeehood on Women's Health in South Asia.- COVID-19's Impact on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Rohingya Refugee Communities in Bangladesh: Health Sector Response.- Social Status of Women in the Khap Panchayat Belt, Northern India: Bane or Boon?.- The Human Right to Late-Stage Abortion in India: A Legislative and Judicial Analysis of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021.- Empowering Choices: The State of Reproductive Rights for Women in India.- Correlates of Maternal and Child Health in Ernakulam, Kerala, India: A Geospatial Approach.- Examining Inequalities in Caesarean Section Deliveries in Maharashtra, India: Socio-Economic Determinants and Regional Disparities.- Study of Postpartum Amenorrhea Period and its Determinants: A Hazard Analysis Approach.- Barriers Associated with Maternal Healthcare among the Migrant Slum Dwellers.- The Mental Health of Indigenous Women in South Asia: A Scoping Review.- Listening to the Mind - Psychiatric Epidemiology and Mental Health in Breast Cancer Care in India.- Emotional Health of Women in IT: Comparing Work-from-Home and Hybrid Models Post-COVID-19.- Moderating Role of Social Support in Association of Well-being and Psychological Problems among Pakistani Pregnant Women.