Reproductive health in the Americas

ABSTRACT

The region of the Americas provides a unique assortment or even a microcosm of the prevailing reproductive patterns in the world. The specific objectives of this book, therefore, are (a) to describe for the Americas the various reproductive patterns; (b) to evaluate the impact on health of family formation patterns and changing attitudes toward reproduction; (c) to provide the most up-to-date accounts of methods of fertility regulation; (d) to display the existing experiences in reproductive health; and (e) to identify unmet needs in service and research in these areas, and suggest strategies for filling the gaps (AU)