The services that a country can provide for its citizens have a direct effect on the birth rate of a population.
Access to Adequate Medical Care
Adequate Medical Care has a great impact on the birth rate of a country. Proper reproductive health care can result in more education about birth control methods and therefore a lower birth rate. Resources such as clean examination rooms (pictured here) and waiting areas are scarce in less developed countries.
Click on the link below to learn more about how the United Nations is working toward improving maternal health globally through the Millennium Development Goals:
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