00791nam a2200145Ia 4500 20260716043013.0 14.05.01 0565 Omran, Abdel, R Fertility and health : the Latin American experience PAHO Washington, D.C.US 1985 vii, 64 p. 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 M 0565 38557 38557