Nepali women are not allowed control over intimate issues affecting their bodies. Women do not have decision-making power over how many children they have and the spacing of those pregnancies. Because a male child is considered more valuable than a female child, wives are pressured to have healthy sons.

Women rarely have access to contraception or family planning methods, so frequent, close pregnancies are common. As a result, the body does not have time to repair and strengthen itself before becoming pregnant again.

Giving birth to a high number of children weakens the muscles and ligaments of the pelvis, and multiple, frequent births contribute greatly to the prevalence of uterine prolapse in Nepal.

	Anita Devi Sadaya
	Chalidevi Regmi
	Nabinisa Saha