310 - The Impact of COVID-19 on Family Planning

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At the onset of the pandemic, the world’s family planning community worried about the impact COVID-19 would have on access to contraception and unintended pregnancies in lower- and middle-income countries.</span> <strong>Dr. Phil Anglewicz</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <strong>Dr. Caroline Moreau</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">of Performance Monitoring for Action talk with</span> <strong>Stephanie Desmon</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">about what some initial research says about impacts on contraceptive use and access, what is still unknown, and what the concerns are—especially for young girls facing economic hardship and food instability during the pandemic.</span></p>