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Family Planning Series Video: Beauty's Children

Beauty Sqalane lives outside Cape Town, South Africa. When she learned she could not get pregnant, she was devastated. Then she found a way to bring children into her life.

Family Planning Series Video: Beauty's Children

Interactive Feature: Global Fertility Map

Interactive Feature: Global Fertility Map

Behind the Video, 'Beauty's Children'

Behind the Video, 'Beauty's Children'

Part III: Infertile in a Land of Kids

Part III: Infertile in a Land of Kids

Part II: Not Just a Women’s Issue

Part II: Not Just a Women’s Issue

Infographic: The Human Toll of Infertility in Africa

Africa is the continent with the highest birth rate. For women who cannot give birth, the impact goes well beyond childlessness.

Infographic: The Human Toll of Infertility in Africa

Part I: Rethinking the Model Family

In Ethiopia, having eight children is not uncommon. To reduce birth rates, the government has enlisted the help of health workers and religious leaders. Their goal: change attitudes about what constitutes an "ideal" family.

Part I: Rethinking the Model Family