Family Planning: The Unmet Need

Family planning is the method of controlling the number of children in the family and spacing in between intervals of births either naturally or through the use of artificial contraceptives. There are said to be a number of methods or techniques that can be used towards this, however, the rise in the number of population, especially in poor countries is still high. This concern can also cause an impact on a woman’s reproductive health, and well-being. Unmet need for family planning refers to those of women who are fertile and sexually active but are not utilizing any method of contraception, and would also report that they do not want to conceive any more or want to delay the next child.