CHANGES LIVESHealthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy (HTSP)

HTSP is an approach that helps women and couples make an

informed decision about delaying first pregnancy until age 18, and

timing and spacing subsequent pregnancies to secure the most

positive outcomes for the mother, baby, family, and community.

the FACTS

the HOPE

Too young: difficult childbirth

Too close: miscarriage Too often: underweight newborn

Malnourished mother—stunted child

Too many:difficult pregnancy

AGE 15 AGE 17 AGE 22AGE 18 AGE 23AGE 20 AGE 24

Every year, complications from pregnancy and childbirth kill hundreds of thousands of women—

Pregnancy is one of the leading causes of death for teenage girls globally

Babies born less than two years apart are more than

before their first birthday

as likely TO DIE

If 120 MILLION WOMENget access to HTSP resources by 2020:

200,000fewer WOMEN

and GIRLSwill die in childbirth

MILLIONfewer babies will die in their first year of life

WHEN MOTHERHOOD COMES EARLY AND OFTEN

For girls living in poverty

and married too young,

HTSP could prevent a life

of heartbreak and loss.

of these deaths are

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Unable to work— economic loss

Neglected and malnourished children

the HOPE

TRANSFORMS MOTHERS’ AND CHILDREN’S LIVESHealthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy (HTSP)

the FACTS HTSPWITH

HTSPWITHOUT

Newborns have higher risk of: Mothers have higher risk of:

GIRLS AGE 15-19 are MOTHERSINFANTS BORN to teenage girls are almost

as those born to mothers age

as likely TO DIE

as likely TO DIE

in pregnancy and childbirth as those who are 20-24

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or their own

ARE LESS LIKELY TO experience complications such as

They can secure HEALTH BENEFITS for themselves and their children byBREASTFEEDING LONGER

First child: healthy and strong mom and baby

Second child: spaced to allow healthy growth

Third child: mother able to care for all children emotionally and physically

AGE 20 AGE 23 AGE 26MORE TIME BETWEEN PREGNANCIES =lower risk of complications for both mothers and children

MORE LIKELYCHILDREN ARE

to receive essential

FOOD EDUCATIONHEALTH CARE

BENEFITS FATHERS FOR STRONGER FAMILIESHealthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy (HTSP)

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PRACTICING HTSP means fathers can support their families’:

Ensuring medical access and long-term wellness

Planning ahead to support additional family members Providing stability for children

during formative years

HEALTH FINANCES EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING

CHILD DEVELOPMENTProviding the resources children need to grow physically, mentally, and emotionally

the HOPEthe FACTS

FATHERS CAN PLAN

for the birth of their NEXT CHILD.

FINANCIALLYEMOTIONALLY

MORE STABLE HOME FOR CHILDREN.

HTSPWITH

FAMILIES enjoy closer connections and less stress, creating a

and

In SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA in 2013, the average family had

of people were living on LESS THAN $1.25 a day.48%

to require emergency care.

to experience depression and stress.

CHILDREN are MOTHERS are

2X6X

CHILDREN display greater

COGNITIVE development at

6 months when fathers are more involved.

OVER

Without a father SHARING RESPONSIBILITY:

When the FAMILY GROWS and stress increases, fathers can

emotionally withdraw or may physically abandon their family.

CHILDREN5.1

and

MORE LIKELY

MORE LIKELY

ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES AROUND THE GLOBEfor Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy (HTSP)

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JOIN US IN ADVOCATINGfor HTSP and bringing justice and hope to families around the world.

the CHALLENGE the CALL

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you?

To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. —Micah 6:8 (NIV)

5 KEY BENEFITS of HTSP:

REDUCED POVERTY in communities

GREATER CHANCE of full-term pregnancies

improved QUALITY OF LIFE for families

LOWER RISK of early or forced marriage

BETTER HEALTH for mothers and children

225

10

MILLION WOMEN

TWO YEARS.

in developing countries who wish to DELAY or AVOID PREGNANCY lack the resources to do so.

HTSPbut only if we make it accessible TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST.

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TIMES

PREGNANCY and

CHILDBIRTH

Complications from

continue to be a LEADING CAUSE of death for young mothers in the developing world.

Babies whose mothers DIE are

more likely to die within