New Frontiers in Contraceptive Research: A Blueprint for Action

by Sharyl J. Nass, Committee on New Frontiers in Contraceptive Research, Jerome F. Strauss III, et al.

More than a quarter of pregnancies worldwide are unintended. Between 1995 and 2000, nearly 700,000 women died and many more experienced illness, injury, and disability as a result of unintended pregnancy. Children born from unplanned conception are at greater risk of low birth weight, of being abused, and of not receiving sufficient resources for healthy development. A wider range of contraceptive options is needed to address the changing needs of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309091071
• ISBN13: 9780309091077
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"