Other aspects of maternal health present a mixed picture. While globally, the world has experienced dramatic declines in fertility – from a TFR of in 1960 to in 2001 -- still an estimated 134 million women who wish to space or limit their childbearing do not have access to effective contraception that would enable them to do so. 3 The result is approximately 70 to 80 million unintended pregnancies each year in developing countries alone (Singh, Darroch et al. 2004; WHO 2004). Meanwhile, violence continues to shatter the lives of women in every part of the.
