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.

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