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Contraception and health.

John Cleland1, Agustin Conde-Agudelo, Herbert Peterson

  • 1London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. john.cleland@lshtm.ac.uk

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Increased contraceptive use significantly reduces maternal deaths by preventing unintended pregnancies and high-risk births. Meeting the unmet need for contraception could further decrease maternal mortality by 30%.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Reproductive Health
  • Global Health

Background:

  • Maternal mortality remains a significant global health challenge, particularly in developing countries.
  • Unintended pregnancies and high-risk births contribute substantially to maternal deaths.
  • Unsafe abortions are a leading cause of maternal mortality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of increased contraceptive use on maternal mortality in developing countries.
  • To quantify the reduction in maternal deaths attributable to reduced unintended pregnancies.
  • To assess the potential for further reduction in maternal deaths by addressing unmet need for contraception.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of trends in contraceptive use and maternal mortality ratios over the past 20 years.
  • Estimation of the proportion of maternal deaths averted by reduced unintended pregnancies.
  • Assessment of the impact of contraceptive use on high-risk pregnancies and unsafe abortions.

Main Results:

  • Increased contraceptive use has reduced maternal deaths by 40% over 20 years by decreasing unintended pregnancies.
  • Contraception reduced the maternal mortality ratio by 26% by preventing high-risk pregnancies and unsafe abortions.
  • An additional 30% of maternal deaths could be averted by fulfilling the unmet need for contraception.

Conclusions:

  • Modern contraceptive use offers substantial benefits for women's health, outweighing associated risks.
  • Contraception improves perinatal outcomes and child survival by enabling longer interpregnancy intervals.
  • Addressing unmet need for family planning is crucial for achieving further reductions in maternal and child mortality.