Contraception and Reproduction

Health Consequences for Women and Children in the Developing World

National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

120 Seiten

1989
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-04094-5 (ISBN)

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Examines how changes in reproductive patterns have affected the health of women and children in the developing world. This book looks at the relationships between contraceptive use, reproductive patterns, and health; the effects of differences and changes in reproductive patterns; and the role of family planning in women's fertility and health.

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.

Table of Contents

Front Matter
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
2 Hypotheses about Reproductive Patterns and Women's and Children's Health
3 Reproductive Patterns and Women's Health
4 Contraceptive Benefits and Risks
5 Reproductive Patterns and Children's Health
6 Changes in Reproductive Patterns
7 Conclusions
References
Appendix: Background Papers
Glossary

Committee on Population, National Research Council

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Hypotheses about Reproductive Patterns and Women's and Children's Health; 5 3 Reproductive Patterns and Women's Health; 6 4 Contraceptive Benefits and Risks; 7 5 Reproductive Patterns and Children's Health; 8 6 Changes in Reproductive Patterns; 9 7 Conclusions; 10 References; 11 Appendix: Background Papers; 12 Glossary

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.2.1989
Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Gynäkologie / Geburtshilfe
ISBN-10	0-309-04094-9 / 0309040949
ISBN-13	978-0-309-04094-5 / 9780309040945
Zustand	Neuware