The last three years have drawn attention to the fragility of various reproductive health care and medical systems around the world exposing many serious shortcomings inside of these systems. The policies and practices of the public healthcare system appear as a relevant topic of research precisely in uncertain times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The author analyses public health care system in Croatia as an example to provide insight into the pandemic and post-pandemic experiences of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and prenatal care. With the use of available media sources (archival and current) and personal narratives, this paper examines restrictions that have been introduced in the public health care system in response to the pandemic and how these changes have affected people's experiences. By analysing the relationship between policies and practices in the discourse of the COVID-19 pandemic, the author wants to see what impact the introduced epidemiological measures had on the provision and quality of health services related to women’s reproductive health. Furthermore, the author wants to investigate whether there is evidence of change in the reproductive policies and practices resulting from lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important to encourage discussion about the reproductive policies and practices within the public health care system and challenges related to social, economic, or public health issues to be better prepared to ensure quality health care in the future.
