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Family planning helps women protect themselves from unwanted pregnancies. Since the 1960s family planning programs have helped women around the world avoid 400 million unwanted pregnancies. AS a result, many women’s lives have been saved from high-risk pregnancies or unsafe abortions. If all women can avoid high-risk pregnancies, the number of maternal deaths could fall by one quarter. Also, many family planning methods have other health benefits. Example, some hormonal methods help prevent certain cancers and condoms help prevent sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS. Family planning saves the lives of the children by helping women space births. Between 13-15 million children under age 5 die each year. If all children were born at least 2 years apart, 3-4 millions of these deaths would be avoided. Family planning helps men and women care for families. Men around the world say that planning their families helps them to provide a better life for their families. Family planning improves family wellbeing, alternately helps nations development by controlling the current rate of population growth. The present study aims to find out the awareness of contraceptive practices of women reproductive age groups in Cuddalore district. A sample of 100 respondents selected randomly were studied. A questionnaire method of survey was used to find out the awareness of contraceptive practices of women reproductive. The data were collected by using questionnaire as an instrument. Primary data were collected by conducting direct structured interview using questionnaire. All the respondents were asked the same questions in the same fashion and they were informed the purpose of study. ANOVA, t-test, correlation and regression analysis was applied to test the hypotheses. The findings and observations are the result and outcome of the interpretations made during the study of analysis.