Development and Women's Reproductive Health in Ghana, 1920-1982

This book investigates the history of women’s reproductive health in Ghana,

arguing that between the 1920s and 1980s, it was largely driven by discourses of

development and population control rather than a concern for women’s health or

rights.

Between the 1920s and 1980s, the choices that Ghanaian women made

regarding their reproductive health were defined by development policy and

practice. Spanning the colonial and immediate postcolonial periods, this book

demonstrates that whilst the substance ...