Environmental problems have contributed to numerous collapses of civilizations in the past.
Now, for the first time, a global collapse appears likely. Overpopulation, overconsumption by …

Background Poor access and low contraceptive prevalence are common to many Low-and
Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Unmet need for family planning (FP), defined as the …

Sexually active women in developing countries who have an unmet need for contraception,
meaning they wish to avoid pregnancy but are not using any contraceptive (traditional or …

The level of unmet need for contraception—an important motivator of international family
planning programs and policies—has declined only slightly in recent decades. This study …

Unintended pregnancy can carry serious consequences for women and their families. We
estimate the incidence of pregnancy by intention status and outcome at worldwide, regional …

Ecological economics is a way of rethinking the relationship between humans and the
environment and working out the implications of how we manage our lives and the planet …

Background Data for trends in contraceptive use and need are necessary to guide
programme and policy decisions and to monitor progress towards Millennium Development …

Despite its central importance to global family planning, the “unmet need for contraception”
metric is frequently misinterpreted. Often conflated with a lack of access, misinterpretation of …

Health: Deborah Assayag, Elizabeth Barnett, Jennifer Blake, Beverly Brockest, Giovani
Burgos, Glenn Campbell, Andrea Chambers, Angie Chan, Maryann Cheetham, Walter …

n the developing world, deaths and poor health among women and newborns have
remained too high for too long, despite decades of international agreements declaring the …