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- “Family planning promotes self-actualisation, empowerment, as well as health and wellbeing, and reduces maternal and infant deaths through the prevention of unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion,” said Dr Pascale Allotey, WHO’s Director for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.
www.who.int/news/item/15-11-2022-who-updates-recommendations-to-guide-family-planning-decisionsWHO updates recommendations to guide family planning decisions
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Sep 5, 2023 · Among the 1.9 billion women of reproductive age group (15–49 years) worldwide in 2021, 1.1 billion have a need for family planning; of these, 874 million are using modern contraceptive methods, and 164 million have an unmet need for contraception (1).
Oct 9, 2021 · Our findings suggest that there is no single explanation for family planning decisions among women in the study setting. Various factors influence family planning decisions, and factors such as the source of information, characteristics of service provider, and marital status play a role.
- Duygu Karadon, Yilmaz Esmer, Bahar Ayca Okcuoglu, Sebahat Kurutas, Simay Sevval Baykal, Sarah Huber-...
- 2021
Nov 15, 2022 · “Family planning promotes self-actualisation, empowerment, as well as health and wellbeing, and reduces maternal and infant deaths through the prevention of unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion,” said Dr Pascale Allotey, WHO’s Director for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.
May 28, 2019 · In the instance of women's views on family planning, subjectivity allows researchers to identify how women understand and interpret the power dynamics between partners, health care providers, cultural norms, and religious beliefs and reshape them into their sense of self.
- Amy Alspaugh, Julie Barroso, Melody Reibel, Shannon Phillips
- 2020
Feb 15, 2021 · Integrated FP and childhood immunisation services expanded women’s choices about MCM use and created opportunities for women to make decisions autonomously. Family planning (FP) has the potential to improve maternal and child health outcomes and to reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Jenna Hoyt, Shari Krishnaratne, Jessie K. Hamon, Lydia Boudarene, Tracey Chantler, Shiferaw Dechasa ...
- 2021
Feb 19, 2020 · Studies show that education of young women helps them to avert poverty, reduce rates of illness and death, and keep their families healthy. In order to reach more...
This brief summarises evidence on the benefits of family planning for girls and women, their children, families, and societies. It also provides evidence on the cost-effectiveness of family planning programmes; discusses reasons for unmet need for contraception and identifies ways to reduce unmet need and discontinuation; and
