Fertility rates and population growth influence economic development. The marked declines in fertility seen in some developing nations have been accompanied by

The main contents are key findings and messages regarding the relationship between contraceptive use and fertility, for 195 countries or areas of the world. The

The striking upsurge in population growth rates in developing countries at the close of World War II gained force during the next decade. From the 1950s to the

Experts estimate that nearly 60 percent of all U.S. pregnancies--and 81 percent of pregnancies among adolescents--are unintended. Yet the topic of preventing th