Dr. Ritika Behl is an Associate Professor of Law at Vidyashilp University, Bengaluru, India. She is a researcher and legal academic specializing in women’s rights, perinatal mental health, and health laws. She holds a PhD in law from Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, India, and her doctoral research examined perinatal depression through the lenses of reproductive rights and the right to health in India. Dr. Behl serves on international and national editorial and ethics review boards and is an elected Treasurer of the South Asian Marce Association, a regional chapter of the International Marce Society on Perinatal Mental Health. Her interdisciplinary research, published widely in internationally reputed journals, bridges law, public health, and psychiatry. She is actively engaged in policy-oriented research, curriculum innovation, and capacity building to advance gender-based health equity.