(2012) As more evidence about the health and economic benefits of family planning becomes available, global and national stakeholders are paying more attention to addressing the reproductive health needs of women and couples through family planning.
(2012) The widespread adoption of family planning represents one of the most dramatic changes of the 20th century. The growing use of contraception around the world has given couples the ability to choose the number and spacing of their children, which, in turn, has prevented large numbers of unintended pregnancies, reduced the number of abortions, and reduced the incidence of deaths and illnesses related to pregnancy and childbirth.
(2012) Women who have an unmet need for contraception are broadly defined as those who want to delay or stop childbearing but are not using contraception. Put another way, these women are potential users of contraception.
PRB's ENGAGE presentation, "Family Planning: The Changing Path of Unmet Need," aims to improve understanding of why women who say that they want to postpone their next birth, or not have any more children, are not using any form of contraception.
(2020) With the number of coronavirus infections surging, school districts across the United States are grappling with decisions about whether and how to re-open this fall.
(2014) Despite the benefits of contraceptive use, more than 220 million women in developing countries say they want to postpone their next birth, or not have any more children, but they are not using any type of family planning method.1 These women have an "unmet need" for family planning.
(2010) With almost half of the world's population under age 25, investments in young people are vital to improve economic and social outcomes and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).