Almost half the world's babies are born without the help of trained attendants. Because many people do not have access to family planning services, they are not able to plan when to get pregnant , or how many children to have, which puts women and their babies at risk. Women who have fewer children tend to be healthier, and their children are usually healthier, too. Over 100 million married women say they would like to be able to plan their families right now, but they can't, because they do not have access to safe, effective contraception. Reproductive health care is needed everywhere, by everyone.
Healthy mothers are more likely to have healthy families.
And healthy families are the building blocks of a productive society.