title: Promoting family planning for better health: policy and programme implications.
abstract: Renewed emphasis is being given to the role of family planning health care programs.  This review of the lessons learned during the past decade provides guidance to policy makers and program managers on ways to improve maternal, infant, and child health through family planning and related health and development activities.  It covers policies and laws, accessibility to services, acceptability and quality of services, provision for the special needs of high-risk groups, the use of communications programs, the importance of improving the status of women and the quality of life, and the resources needed to implement such a program globally.  Practical steps for integrating family planning fully into maternal and child health care are described.
mesh_terms: D001721:Birth Intervals; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D016656:Family Planning Policy; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D006262:Health; D006285:Health Planning; D006296:Health Services; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D007255:Information Services; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers; D009934:Organization and Administration; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011275:Pregnancy, Unwanted; D011320:Primary Health Care; D017149:Private Sector; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011640:Public Policy; D011788:Quality of Life; D012098:Reproduction; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012946:Social Welfare; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014930:Women; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: Birth Spacing; Community-based Distribution; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Distributional Activities; Economic Factors; Family Planning; Family Planning Policy; Family Planning Programs; Fertility; Health; Health Services; High Risk Women; Iec; Integrated Programs; Macroeconomic Factors; Maternal-child Health Services; Nonclinical Distribution; Organization And Administration; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Pregnancy, Unwanted; Primary Health Care; Private Sector; Program Acceptability; Program Accessibility; Program Activities; Program Evaluation; Programs; Quality Of Life; Reproduction; Reproductive Behavior; Social Policy; Social Welfare; Socioeconomic Factors; Women's Status