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The Impacts of Healthy Birth Spacing in Jordan
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Author(s): Higher Population Council

Primary Language: English

Date: 5/22/2013

Abstract:

The Health Policy Project (HPP) in Jordan focuses on supporting national-level awareness raising, resource mobilization, and policy reform to improve the quality of and access to family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) services. HPP supports the Higher Population Council (HPC), Ministry of Health (MOH), and other key stakeholders to create an enabling environment for FP/RH through improved multisectoral engagement and coordination, data use, and policy reform. A particular area of focus is healthy birth spacing. Nearly one third of all births in Jordan are spaced less than two years apart, and more than half are spaced less than three years apart. Statistics show that an interval between births shorter than 33 months lowers the chance of survival for the mother and child. The higher rates of maternal and child mortality and morbidity associated with short birth intervals create burdens for families and society as a whole. The practice of healthy birth spacing is increasing in Jordan, but not fast enough. Wide adoption of healthy birth spacing in Jordan will reduce neonatal, infant, child and maternal mortality; improve the health of mothers and their offspring; enhance the ability of fathers to care for their families; and make communities healthier and stronger. This package of materials present the research evidence for healthy birth spacing and suggest what Jordan can do in the spheres of policy, education, and health services to promote the practice.

 


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The Health Policy Project is a five-year cooperative agreement funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development under Agreement No. AID-OAA-A-10-00067, beginning September 30, 2010. The project's HIV-related activities are supported by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). It is implemented by Futures Group, in collaboration with Plan International USA, Avenir Health (previously Futures Institute), Partners in Population and Development, Africa Regional Office (PPD ARO), Population Reference Bureau (PRB), RTI International, and White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood (WRA). The information provided on this Web site is not official U.S. Government information and does not represent the views or positions of the U.S. Agency for International Development or the U.S. Government.

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