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What We Do Team Blog Work With Us Get in Touch More Family Empowerment Media Helping individuals achieve their family planning intentions can be lifesaving In countries with developing health systems unintended pregnancies can have severe consequences. Nearly90000 women die each year from complications of unintended pregnancies. Access to contraception has been shown to help girls and women stay in school longer improve their employment prospects and earn more. Every 100 unintended pregnancies that go to term lead to the loss of 10 disabilityadjusted lifeyears from postpartum anaemia obstetric fistula stillbirths postpartum depression complications from obstructed labour Modern contraceptive methods are inaccessible for many women often due to a lack of knowledge.