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Health Consequences of Contraceptive Use and Reproductive PatternsSummary of a Report From the US National Research Council
Julie DaVanzo, PhD;
Allan M. Parnell, PhD;
William H. Foege, MD, MPH
JAMA. 1991;265(20):2692-2696.
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THERE has been widespread support by governments and international donors for family planning to provide people with a means to achieve the number of children they desire and reduce unwanted pregnancy, to contribute to slower population growth and more rapid economic development, and to improve the health of women and children. The health rationale is increasingly being used to organize program activities and argue for more resources. However, there has been concern about the safety of the contraceptive methods women use to control their fertility.
At the request of the US Agency for International Development, and through its support, as well as support from the Rockefeller Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the National Research Council's Committee on Population appointed the Working Group on the Health Consequences of Contraceptive Use and Controlled Fertility to assess the scientific evidence of the health risks and benefits of contraceptive methods and
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Author Affiliations
From the US National Research Council, Washington, DC. Dr DaVanzo is with The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif; Dr Parnell is with the Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, NC; and Dr Foege is with The Carter Center of Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.
Footnotes
A complete list of the participants in this study appears at the end of this article.
Reprint requests to Committee on Population, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Ave, Washington, DC 20418 (Linda Martin, PhD).
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