1. Young women’s access to safe abortion and contraception in Nepal – the effect of socio-economic background, caste/ ethnicity and abortion facility access • Yagya Karki, Population, Health and Development (PHD) Group.

2. Maternal Sexual Empowerment and Sexual and Reproductive Outcomes among Female Adolescents: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study in Ecuador • Luis Quijano-Ruiz, Ecuadorian Development Research Lab; Marco Antonio Haro, Pennsylvania State University.

3. Association of women’s empowerment with maternal health practices: Evidence from a cross-sectional study with women self-help group members in rural India • Laili Irani; Supriya Verma, Population Council; AVISHEK HAZRA, PopulationCouncil Consulting.

4. Effect of behavior change communication through women’s groups on maternal health care practices in rural India: A hierarchical modeling approach • Raj Kumar Verma, Population Council, India.