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The Unmet Need for Family Planning

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Maria is a 23-year-old woman who lives in a rural area 3 h from Santiago, Guatemala. She has a 1-year-old daughter and recently had an uncomplicated miscarriage after an unplanned pregnancy. Although she desires another child in the future, she is interested in contraception and travels 1 h to a clinic staffed by volunteer clinicians.

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  1. University of Southern California, 587 Prospect Boulevard, Pasadena, CA, 91103, USA

    Jessica M. Atrio

  2. Division of Family Planning, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA

    Kate A. Shaw & Paul D. Blumenthal

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Atrio, J.M., Shaw, K.A., Blumenthal, P.D. (2013). The Unmet Need for Family Planning. In: Shirazian, T., Gertz, E. (eds) Around the Globe for Women's Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8258-2_5

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