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Family planning following childbirth

 Family planning (FP) after childbirth is crucial for prevention of unintended and closely spaced pregnancies. However, providers, women, their families and communities, as well as policy-makers and programme managers, often do not properly think of the need for FP at this time. They may not be aware that a woman’s fertility can return in the early months after birth and that with timely initiation most contraceptive methods are safe for the breastfeeding mother. According to an...

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