Women's access to modern methods of fertility regulation.
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.
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Technical Knowledge and Support, International Planned Parenthood Federation, London, UK. nsimelela@IPPF.org
D003267:Contraception; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011639:Public Opinion; D014480:United Nations; D014933:Women's Rights