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Global

Contraception

The Guttmacher Institute documents the need for, access to and use of contraceptives, as well as the impacts of that use, including the health, economic and social benefits of fulfilling the unmet need for contraception. The Institute’s research and advocacy work addresses the need to support investment in the development of new methods and in high-quality, affordable family planning services that provide access to a full range of methods, comprehensive and accurate information, and effective counseling.

  • Costs and Benefits
  • News Release

    Provision of Essential Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Would Reduce Unintended Pregnancies, Unsafe Abortions and Maternal Deaths by About Two-Thirds

  • Policy Analysis

    When Antiabortion Ideology Turns into Foreign Policy: How the Global Gag Rule Erodes Health, Ethics and Democracy

  • Fact Sheet

    Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 49%

    pregnanies in LMICs are unintended
  • $1.00

    the annual per capita cost to meet the need for essential adolescent sexual and reproductive health services
  • $3.00

    reduction in cost of maternal, newborn and abortion care for every $1 spent on contraceptive services beyond the current level

Resources

  • February 2020 Research Article

    Adolescent Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Pregnancy in Britain and the U.S.: A Multidecade Comparison

    Laura D. Lindberg, Kaye Wellings and Rachel H. Scott,Journal of Adolescent Health

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • December 2019 Report

    Grossesses non planifiées et avortements à Kinshasa (République Démocratique du Congo) : Défis et progrès

    Naomi Lince-Deroche, Patrick Kayembe, Nakeisha Blades, Patrice Williams, Susan London, Crispin Mabika, Jesse Philbin and Akinrinola Bankole

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2019 Report

    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: Challenges and Progress

    Naomi Lince-Deroche, Patrick Kayembe, Nakeisha Blades, Patrice Williams, Susan London, Crispin Mabika, Jesse Philbin and Akinrinola Bankole

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2019 Research Article

    Availability, practices and acceptance of postabortion contraceptive services in health facilities: A study in six states of India

    Harihar Sahoo, Melissa Stillman, Jennifer J. Frost, Rajib Acharya and Rubina Hussain,Contraception

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • October 2019 Policy Analysis

    The Support UNFPA Funding Act: Righting a Policy Wrong

    Zara Ahmed

    Global

    • Contraception
  • Image: Adding It Up Nigeria
    September 2019 Infographic

    Meeting the need for modern contraception and maternal and newborn health care in Nigeria

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • September 2019 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    World Contraception Day: Celebrating Progress and Maintaining Momentum

    Heather D. Boonstra and Leah H. Keller,IMPT Blog

    Global

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
  • September 2019 Research Article

    Not all inequalities are equal: differences in coverage across the continuum of reproductive health services

    Elizabeth Sully, Ann Biddlecom and Jacqueline E. Darroch,BMJ Global Health

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Adding it Up Pakistan image: world map with country of Pakistan highlighted and the words, "Adding it Up Pakistan"
    September 2019 News Release

    Additional Funding for Provision of Maternal Health Services and Modern Contraceptive Care Will Save Lives of Pakistani Women and Newborns

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • Adding it Up Pakistan image: world map with country of Pakistan highlighted and the words, "Adding it Up Pakistan"
    September 2019 Fact Sheet

    Adding It Up: Investing in Contraception and Maternal and Newborn Health in Pakistan

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy

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Modern contraceptive services enable women and families to have the number of children they want, when they want them. The need for such services is particularly acute among adolescents, who face daunting social and practical barriers to obtaining them. Better care and education can help adolescents prevent unintended pregnancy, and, in turn, the unsafe abortions that often follow if they live where abortion is highly restricted or stigmatized.

Taylor Riley

Senior Research Associate

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