https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17116508
Principal Research Fellow,
Institute for Contemporary History in Belgrade – Serbia
[ivanadobrivojevic@hotmail.com], ORCID: 0000-0001-5210-3288
Between Ideals and Reality: Contraception in Socialist Yugoslavia
Abstract: This study examines the evolution of contraception in Yugoslavia, focusing on the state’s policies, medical perspectives, and societal attitudes toward birth control. It explores how government initiatives and prevailing cultural norms influenced the acceptance of contraceptives and identifies the factors that led to the population’s hesitancy in adopting them. It draws upon sources from the Archives of Yugoslavia, the Croatian State Archives, and the Archives of Serbia, as well as selected periodicals and relevant medical, demographic, and historiographical literature.
Keywords: Yugoslavia; socialism; contraception; counselling centres; abortion; educational campaigns.
- Declaration by Authors
- Ethical Approval: Approved
- Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.