Author/Editor		Obersnel-Kveder, Dunja; Andolšek-Jeras, Lidija; Rojnik, Barbara
Title		Thirty years of family planning implementation in Slovenia
Type		članek
Source		Druš Istraž Zagreb
Vol. and No.		Letnik 8, št. 40-41
Publication year		1999
Volume		str. 253-65
Language		eng
Abstract		Family planning programmes were introduced in Slovenia 35 years ago. Births were planned more successfully than pregnancies. The prevailing family planning method in the first stage was abortion, later on contraceptive use. Despite a consistent improvement in family planning and a decreased number of abortions, the maternal mortality rate among Slovenian women is still by three to five times higher than elsewhere in the developed world. Maternal morfality among adolescents is by three times higher than among older women, and their infants die more often than those born to older women. This makes adolescent pregnancies the most important risk factor for reproductive health.
Descriptors		FAMILY PLANNING HUMAN RIGHTS FAMILY PLANNING POLICY ABORTION PREGNANCY, UNWANTED ADULT ADOLESCENCE MATERNAL AGE CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS MATERNAL MORTALITY SLOVENIA