Preface

Family planning is paramount in maintaining good health in women, children, and families. Public health monitoring, scientific assistance, and research all play a role in reproductive health. Family planning reduces the need for abortion as well as maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality.

Family planning used to be a one-track process. However, times have changed. Nowadays, social media is a prominent communications platform that gives family planning organizations new channels to distribute advice and information. As such, this book on family planning adds to the advancement of reproductive health globally.

Safety, effectiveness, accessibility, affordability, and acceptability are important when choosing a contraceptive method. The content of this book covers some aspects of family planning and deals with a number of issues that pertain to reproductive health.

I would like to thank all the authors for their invaluable efforts and contributions. I also wish to thank Author Service Manager Marina Dusevic at IntechOpen for her support and advice.

> **Zouhair O. Amarin** Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan

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Section 1

Family Planning: Past,

Present and Future

Section 1
