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Reproductive Health as a Factor of the Reduced Birth Rates in Siberia

Reproductive health is considered as an important part of the population health and a quantitative characteristic of reproduction of the population. To assess a current state of the reproductive health in the present social and sanitary environment of the Siberian Federal District, we use such indicators as the female sickness rates among women in their gestation period and those whose sickness were caused by a pre-pregnancy disease; number of abortions; maternal, perinatal , and infant mortality; and infertility. We also analyze the features of reproductive health related to the life styles of women who consume alcohol, drugs, and tobacco. Major risks of reproductive health are venereal infections, cancer of reproductive organs, and abortions.

Grigoryev Yu. A. nvkzgig@nvkz.kuzbass.net

Soboleva S. V. soboleva@ieie.nsc.ru

Keywords: morbidity reproductive health maternal mortality perinatal mortality child mortality infant mortality infertility

Demographic policy in Northern Russia: peculiarities and priorities

The paper proves that a demographic crisis in Northern Russia is much deeper than the official vital statistics shows. The most severe problems are the young age-specific mortality patterns; a high share of deaths due to external factors and diseases of exogenous etiology; low birth rates among those who live in traditionally Russian Northern areas, and among Aboriginals who live in the areas with the completed demographic transition; a high degree of family life disruption; and interdependence between the uncompleted demographic transition of Northern Aboriginal peoples and their unfavorable qualitative birth characteristics and high child mortality. Just they predetermine the goals and tasks of Northern demographic policy

Popova L. A. popova@iespn.komisc.ru

Keywords: Northern areas natural population decline age pattern demographic transition life expectancy child mortality quantitative and qualitative aspects of natality marital and family relationship demographic policy