This article brings out the importance of the reproductive health problems of the older women in the context of the recent reproductive and child health (RCH) programmes and examines the need to integrate services to the older women with the existing RCH programme, which is otherwise neglected. The study also identifies major challenges in the provision of RCH services to older women as women beyond 40 years of age need both maternity and menopausal related services simultaneously as many women in their 40s reach menopause and many others continue to bear children. Further, this article also identifies the need to address other reproductive health problems like cancers to breast, uterus and ovary, hysterectomy and other gynaecological disorders as well in the programme.
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