1. At its ninety-first session the Executive Board requested that a report on progress in
maternal and child health and family planning be prepared for the ninety-third session …

For family planning programmes to be as effective as possible in relation to maternal health
they should exist vvithin a context of other development programmes aimed at improving the …

Until quite recently, attention to women's health has most commonly been focused on the
reproductive process and organs, and on the child-bearing period, which is generally …

By the year 2000, 230 million more women of reproductive age and over 300 million more
children over 15, will be living in developing countries. This will present a great challenge to …

Chapter 2. World wide problems in the field of maternal and child health and family planning
services in the developing countrie Page 1 Chapter 2. World wide problems in the field of …

There is considerable confusion as to the meaning of the term 'family planning'. It is often
understood to be any and every means available for lowering the growth rate of the …

It has been a landmark year for the health of women and children. The world is making
important progress in reducing the number of children dying from preventable causes. After …

This chapter provides an overview of maternal and perinatal health in developing countries
and presents a synopsis of the subsequent chapters in this book. Maternal deaths represent …

Abstract When the “Health Theme in Family Planning” was formulated by this author ten
years ago (l) f most of the data came from the more developed countries. Evidence for the …

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) is the professional and academic field that focuses on the
determinants, mechanisms, and systems that promote and maintain the health, safety, well …