Malali is 35 and has been married for five years. In that time, she has given birth to five children. Three of her pregnancies occurred one after another and she lost two of the babies, born in poor health, before their first birthdays. Malali started taking oral contraceptive pills, but because she was swamped by
Providing postpartum family planning services to women immediately after birth results in significant savings for every dollar invested in the lifesaving intervention, a cost-benefit analysis by Jhpiego found. The analysis, conducted in Indonesia to address financial barriers to private facilities providing postpartum family planning (PPFP), showed an estimated $70 saved for every $1 invested. The
New Delhi, India (July 28, 2022) Problem: A gap in the ability of clients to make informed decisions on family planning choices Public health facilities in India are often overloaded with emergency and high priority cases, making family planning and reproductive health—for youth, women and couples—a secondary concern for health care providers. And while ASHAs,
Every day 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Helena’s story shows us it doesn’t have to be this way.
