Family planning programs have success in developing countries but need to be expanded, expert argues
Sunday, February 20, 2011 - 11:30
in Health & Medicine
While many researchers generally credit the desire for smaller families for the decline in fertility rates in developing, low-income countries, new research suggests that prevention of unwanted births may actually be a larger factor. The advent of safe and more effective birth control means that people have better control of when and if they have children, says one expert.