Contraception and Reproduction: Health Consequences for Women and Children in the Developing World

Bys: National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc, Commission on Behavioral and Social Scie

This book examines how changes in reproductive patterns (such as the number and timing of births and spacing between births) have affected the health of women and children in the developing world. It reviews the relationships between contraceptive use, reproductive patterns, and health; the effects of differences and changes in reproductive patterns; as well as the role of family planning in women's fertility and health.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309040949
• ISBN13: 9780309040945
• Release Date: February 1989
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.