Efforts are also under way to make emergency birth control available over the counter.

So it is a good idea to keep emergency birth control on hand as backup protection.

Earlier this year she too had lain critically ill in an Albany intensive care unit, even giving emergency birth to a daughter there.

If you already have birth control pills on hand, you may be able to use them for emergency birth control.

Victims should be treated for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and should also ask the doctor about emergency birth control.

It is also possible that this type of emergency birth control prevents implantation of a fertilized egg in your uterus by altering its lining.

The LAT front reports that the FDA has approved the sale of the first-ever "morning after" emergency birth control kit.

This fact sheet will help you prepare for emergency birth, prepare for an emergency or disaster, evacuate, stay in a shelter or place other than your home, be prepared during and just after a disaster, and recover after a disaster.