Authors :
PUNAM DEBBARMA; DR. BALAVINDER KAUR B
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 8 - August
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7042114
Abstract :
India is the first country to launch a family
planning programme across the country in 1952;
however records show that birth control clinics have
been functioning in the country since 1930.
Unfortunately, it has lagged behind many countries in
family planning because of its vast population with
various castes, religions, illiteracy, poverty, ignorance,
strong cultural beliefs etc1
..
Unintended pregnancy is a major challenge to the
reproductive health of young adults especially in
developing countries; recent reports even show it is
increasing. Many young women with unintended
pregnancies resort to abortions which are mainly
performed in unsafe conditions. Those who carry their
pregnancies are likely to have increased risks of
morbidity and mortality more than those for adult
women. In the developing world as a whole, an estimated
five million women are admitted for treatment of
complications from induced abortions each year,
equating to an average rate of 5.7 per 1000 women per
year in all developing regions. With decreasing age of
menarche and coitarche, recent findings suggest that
young people engage early in unplanned and
unprotected sexual intercourse, which in most cases lead
to unwanted pregnancy 2
.
Despite the wide availability of a number of
contraceptives methods, unplanned and unwanted
pregnancies persist. In India, 21% pregnancies and 6.5
million induced abortions are carried out every year.
Situations such as unprotected sex, improper use of
regular contraceptives, and failure of barrier methods,
sexual violence and miscalculation of fertile period often
lead to an unwanted pregnancy3
.
World over, there are millions of unintended and
unwanted pregnancies each year. Many of them end in
unsafe abortions, while others are carried on till term
and contribute to the ever-increasing population burden
on the Earth. This is specially felt in developing countries
like India. When not planning for a pregnancy, exposure
to unprotected sex takes place often, necessitating the use
of emergency contraception, to avoid the potential
hazards of pregnancy termination.4
Emergency contraception (EC) is a type of modern
contraception which is indicated after unprotected
sexual intercourse when regular contraception is not in
use. The importance of EC is evident in preventing
unintended pregnancies and its ill consequences like
unintended child delivery or unsafe abortion, which are
the most common causes of maternal mortality
India is the first country to launch a family
planning programme across the country in 1952;
however records show that birth control clinics have
been functioning in the country since 1930.
Unfortunately, it has lagged behind many countries in
family planning because of its vast population with
various castes, religions, illiteracy, poverty, ignorance,
strong cultural beliefs etc1
..
Unintended pregnancy is a major challenge to the
reproductive health of young adults especially in
developing countries; recent reports even show it is
increasing. Many young women with unintended
pregnancies resort to abortions which are mainly
performed in unsafe conditions. Those who carry their
pregnancies are likely to have increased risks of
morbidity and mortality more than those for adult
women. In the developing world as a whole, an estimated
five million women are admitted for treatment of
complications from induced abortions each year,
equating to an average rate of 5.7 per 1000 women per
year in all developing regions. With decreasing age of
menarche and coitarche, recent findings suggest that
young people engage early in unplanned and
unprotected sexual intercourse, which in most cases lead
to unwanted pregnancy 2
.
Despite the wide availability of a number of
contraceptives methods, unplanned and unwanted
pregnancies persist. In India, 21% pregnancies and 6.5
million induced abortions are carried out every year.
Situations such as unprotected sex, improper use of
regular contraceptives, and failure of barrier methods,
sexual violence and miscalculation of fertile period often
lead to an unwanted pregnancy3
.
World over, there are millions of unintended and
unwanted pregnancies each year. Many of them end in
unsafe abortions, while others are carried on till term
and contribute to the ever-increasing population burden
on the Earth. This is specially felt in developing countries
like India. When not planning for a pregnancy, exposure
to unprotected sex takes place often, necessitating the use
of emergency contraception, to avoid the potential
hazards of pregnancy termination.4
Emergency contraception (EC) is a type of modern
contraception which is indicated after unprotected
sexual intercourse when regular contraception is not in
use. The importance of EC is evident in preventing
unintended pregnancies and its ill consequences like
unintended child delivery or unsafe abortion, which are
the most common causes of maternal mortality
