00709nam a2200109Ia 4500080001800000100002000018245005700038260003500095300001500130520043500145583001900580  a14.05.01 0565  aOmran, Abdel, R  aFertility and health : the Latin American experience  bPAHOaWashington, D.C.USc1985  avii, 64 p.  aDiscusses 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.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR