Safe motherhood', family planning and maternal mortality: an Indonesian case study
Author(s)
Smyth, InesEditor(s)
Sweetman, CarolineSelincourt, Kate de
Publication date
1994-06-01Keywords
Maternal and child healthSRHR
Sexual and reproductive health and rights
Gender and Development Journal
GaD
Country
Indonesia
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Gender & DevelopmentDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
Smyth uncovers the pros and cons of family planning as a way of reducing maternal mortality. She finds no evidence that such a link exists in Indonesia. The 'Safe Motherhood' programme in Indonesia focuses on family planning for women at high risk. But the programme excludes unmarried women, sex workers, and ill or infertile women, thereby narrowing its potential to reduce maternal mortality. In the bigger picture, family planning should only be considered as one part of broader, lifelong care for girls and women, and family planning services need to complement health care services. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.Pages
10ISSN
1355-2074EISSN
1364-9221ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/09682869308520007