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Fertility and health : the Latin American experience

By:

Omran, Abdel, R

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: PAHO Washington, D.C.US 1985Description: vii, 64 pAction note:

3/7/00 M2LMGR

Summary: Discusses parity and family size, maternal age and pregnancy timing, and birth interval and child spacing, as factors in family health. Uses data from the Americas to reinforce need to improve fertility regulation activities in national primary health care programs. Promotes family planning as a necessary health intervention to improve the quality of life in Latin American families. Examines health consequences of abortion.

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Discusses parity and family size, maternal age and pregnancy timing, and birth interval and child spacing, as factors in family health. Uses data from the Americas to reinforce need to improve fertility regulation activities in national primary health care programs. Promotes family planning as a necessary health intervention to improve the quality of life in Latin American families. Examines health consequences of abortion.

3/7/00 M2LMGR

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