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Adding It Up: Investing in the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents in India

March 2021

This report was written by Rachel Murro and Elizabeth A. Sully, both of the Guttmacher Institute, and Rhea Chawla, Souvik Pyne and Shruti Venkatesh, all of The YP Foundation. It was edited by Haley Ball, and figures and tables were designed by Louis Guzik and Michael Moran, all of the Guttmacher Institute.


Adding It Up: Investing in the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents in India

The Adding It Up project estimates the need for, impact of and costs associated with increased investment in essential sexual and reproductive health services, including contraceptive care, maternal and newborn health care, and abortion-related care. These estimates demonstrate the immense potential benefits of investments to ensure that young women can decide whether and when to have children and can experience safe pregnancy and delivery. The estimates presented here pertain to adolescent women aged 15–19 in India in 2019.