Resources and Tools

…This literature review focuses on the need for interventions and research that address pregnancy spacing among first-time parents (young women and girls under the age of 25 who are…

…Two-page brief describing a literature review compiled by E2A, which makes the argument for reproductive health programs to focus on spacing of second and subsequent births among first-time parents….

…Pathfinder International implements the “Addressing the Family Planning Needs of Young Married Women and First-Time Parents Project” in Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Niger. Key implementation-related findings from Burkina Faso…

…in union, but they can easily be adapted for other settings.   Training 1: Providing Reproductive Health Services to Young Married Women and First-time Parents in West Africa: A…

…young married women (YMW) and first-time parents (FTP) for healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies (HTSP). Because there is limited evidence about how best to reach this hard-to-reach population, the…

…This brief presents key findings on the situation of FTPs in CRS, Nigeria, as well as the emerging considerations for programs that are interested in reaching this critical population….

…State (CRS), Nigeria, where most ARH programs, to date, have focused on preventing adolescent pregnancy and reducing HIV transmission—not in reaching adolescent FTPs with RH, family planning, and maternal and…

…Tanzania—launched a new program component focusing on first-time parents (FTPs). In March 2020, nearly two years after the start of the FTP intervention, E2A and Pathfinder Tanzania, in collaboration with…

…2014 review of global data pointed to a large subset of young FTMs who are at increased risk of poor pregnancy, delivery, and child health outcomes, a situation compounded by…

…and family planning (FP) Increase demand among FTPs for RMNCH care, facility-based delivery, healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy (HTSP), and FP Create a friendly environment for FTP health action…