Editorial:
From Medical Xpress [1]:
In 2008, 355,000 women died while giving birth [2] or from illegal or dangerous abortions, a study published by The Lancet said.
But more than 250,000 deaths were averted that year because contraception reduced unwanted pregnancies, it said.
"If all women in developing countries who want to avoid pregnancy use an effective contraceptive method, the number of maternal deaths would fall by a further 30 percent," according to the research.
The paper, led by John Cleland, a professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, appears in The Lancet on the eve of a "London Summit on Family Planning," promoted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [3].
It is campaigning for the rights of 120 million women and girls to have access to family planning.
"Increasing contraceptive use in developing countries has cut the number of maternal deaths [4] by 40 percent over the past 20 years," said the paper.
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Source:
Medical Xpress
URL:
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-contraception-year.html
Date:
July 10, 2012
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