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Health expert on why family planning and investing in contraception is important
Updated On: 28 June, 2023 11:15 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Family planning and birth control methods in conjunction with other interventions such as delayed marriage and access to education, give women and girls more control over their lives and well-being
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Early pregnancy, poor family planning, and failure in considering crucial health as economic factors before planning a child can lead to complications. Proper family planning on the other other hand offers multiple benefits. But how exactly?
Dr Padma Srivastava, consultant obstetrician & gynaecologist, Motherhood Hospitals, Lullanagar, Pune says, “Adolescents are twice as likely as women over the age of 20, to die as a result of pregnancy-related problems. Adolescent children are also more likely to have a low birth weight, illness, stunting, and other nutritional problems.
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