Contraceptive Use and Controlled Fertility

These four papers supplement the book Contraception and Reproduction: Health Consequences for Women and Children in the Developing World by bringing together data and analyses that would otherwise be difficult to obtain in a single source. The topics addressed are an analysis of the relationship between maternal mortality and changing reproductive patterns; the risks and benefits of contraception; the effects of changing reproductive patterns on infant health; and the psychosocial consequences to women of controlled fertility and contraceptive use.

• Front Matter
• The Relationship Between Fertility and Maternal Mortality
• Health Effects of Contraception
• Mechanisms for the Association of Maternal Age, Parity, and Birth Spacing With Infant Health
• Psychosocial Consequences to Women of Contraceptive Use and Controlled Fertility
• Appendix: Background Papers