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Women's access to modern methods of fertility regulation
Author(s) -
Simelela N.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.04.014
Subject(s) - medicine , general partnership , family planning , fertility , unintended consequences , reproductive health , quality (philosophy) , economic growth , family medicine , environmental health , population , research methodology , finance , political science , business , law , philosophy , epistemology , economics
Preventing unintended pregnancies through access to modern family planning could avert 20–35% of maternal deaths, saving the lives of more than 100,000 women each year. Obstacles to wider access still exist, but they may be overcome by overt policy commitment to reproductive health services, partnership between stakeholders, community involvement and quality programs.