By Preventing An Unwanted Pregnancy Would Prevent 13% to 15% Of Maternal Death in Sri Lanka.-Family Planning Association.

By Preventing an unwanted pregnancies amongst Sri Lankan Women it would prevent 13%-15% Maternal Deaths in the country easily according to Sri Lanka Family Planning Association(FPA).


Unwanted Pregnancies,Unsafe Abortions and Risk Pregnancies are identified  as main risk factors that causing the maternal morbidity and mortality in Sri Lanka the Association has said.

According to FPA it is 60 times less costly to provide a family planning method to prevent an unwanted pregnancy compared to managing complications of an unsafe abortion.

Also for every Rs.100 spent on family planning method  the government saves as much as Rs.2000 in  reduced expenditure on health,education and social service FPA has stated.