Background The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is India’s flagship Maternity Benefit Programme to improve maternal nutrition and child health.
Rupsa Banerjee+9 more
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Introduction: According to WHO, family planning is the ability of individuals and couples to anticipate and attain their desired number of children and the spacing and timing of their births.
Racheal Namwanje
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The State of Reproductive Health and Rights: 50 State Report Card [PDF]
The status of reproductive health and rights in the U.S. is at an historic crossroads. At the federal level, the Affordable Care Act is expanding insurance coverage for reproductive health services, but at the state level political assaults on Planned ...
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Preparing young people with complex needs and their families for transition to adult services [PDF]
© RCN Publishing Company Limited 2018Improving survival rates for children and young people with complex health needs requires a robust system for transition to adult services. Effective planning is essential to ensure a smooth transition process that is
Department for Children, Schools and Families+3 more
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Safety and Acceptability of Community-Based Distribution of Injectable Contraceptives: A Pilot Project in Mozambique. [PDF]
Mozambique has witnessed a climbing total fertility rate in the last 20 years. Nearly one-third of married women have an unmet need for family planning, but the supply of family planning services is not meeting the demand. This study aimed to explore the
Bique, Cassimo+6 more
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Quantitatively evaluating the effect of social barriers: a case-control study of family members' opposition and women's intention to use contraception in Pakistan. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Uptake of family planning services in Pakistan has remained slow over the past decade despite a rapid increase in availability and awareness, indicating that social barriers may be preventing uptake.
Ahmed, Owais+6 more
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Re-Costing Cairo: Revised Estimate of the Resource Requirements to Achieve the ICPD Goals [PDF]
Achieving universal access to reproductive health, including family planning services and supplies, is essential to ensuring the health and well-being of women and their families.
Suzanna Dennis
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Implementation and Acceptability of Strategies Instituted for Engaging Men in Family Planning Services in Kibaha District, Tanzania. [PDF]
Men as the main decision makers in most of African families have an important role to play towards acceptance of family planning methods. This study sought to identify strategies used to engage men in family planning services and determine the extent to ...
Msovela, Judith, Tengia-Kessy, Anna
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Menstrual regulation in family planning services. [PDF]
Menstrual regulation is a safe, effective, and economical method of fertility control. Its increased safety compared to first trimester abortion establishes menstrual regulation by vacuum aspiration for treatment of up to 14 days missed menstrual period as probably better medical practice than waiting to confirm the presence of a pregnancy. Because it
W E Brenner, G H Stathes, E Kessel
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Contraceptive Services Available to Unmarried Sexually Active Adolescents [PDF]
Background: Low contraceptive use amongst unmarried sexually active young men and women presents an ethical dilemma in Indonesia, particularly in realising reproductive rights as a fundamental human right.
Budiharsana, M. (Meiwita)
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