Impact of Large Family Size on the Reproductive Health of Women at Palosi Peshawar

This study was under taken on, “Impact of large family size on the reproductive health of women at Palosi Peshawar”. For this study the researcher contacted 30 women respondents on purposive sampling basis out of 332 married women in Palosi Peshawar (DCR 1998 Peshawar). Interview schedule was used as a tool of data collection for illiterate respondents while questionnaire was used for educated respondents. The study indicates that due to illiteracy and ignorance, the women of rural areas are unaware about the complications, facilities, problems and precautions. They faced work pressure during pregnancy due to joint family system. Mostly the respondents were facing health problems during pregnancy due to the non-availability of female doctors, LHV/LHW were not visiting their home, no facilities of maternity clinics and lack of medicines. The desire for more children affected the mother child health and led to physical, psychological problems and also affect the reproductive health of woman and also caused excessive deliveries, which were harmful to mother child health. The reproductive problems of respondents can be resolved through proper nutrition, availability of maternity clinics, reproductive health centers, family health & welfare centers, quality contraceptives and proper medicines.