Preconception care: promoting reproductive planning.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Preconception care recognizes that many adolescent girls and young women will be thrust into motherhood without the knowledge, skills or support they need. Sixty million adolescents give birth each year worldwide, even though pregnancy in adolescence has mortality rates at least twice as high as pregnancy in women aged 20-29 years. Reproductive planning and contraceptive use can prevent unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions and sexually-transmitted infections in adolescent girls and women. Smaller families also mean better nutrition and development opportunities, yet 222 million couples continue to lack access to modern contraception.

Method

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence was conducted to ascertain the possible impact of preconception c

SUBMITTER: Dean SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4196558 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature