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Family planning services help men and women of child-bearing age make reproductive health care decisions. The benefits of family planning extend well beyond the individual seeking advice or treatment. Access to these services empowers people to make appropriate choices for their lifestyle and have a positive impact on society. A... more »
Do you want kids now? How about later or not at all? By using family planning, you can have the family you've envisioned. There are many reliable and effective birth control methods on the market that are sure to fit every lifestyle. Whether you have kids, don't want kids or are unsure, family planning puts you in control. more »
In the rhythm method of family planning, the woman learns and keeps track of which days she's most fertile and avoids sexual intercourse during that time. This natural and drug-free form of birth control is about 87 percent effective for women with regular menstrual cycles. more »
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Family planning is the planning of when to have children,OPAMission> and the use of birth control"WHOFP" />"UKNHS" /> and other techniques to implement such plans. Other techniques commonly used include sexuality education,"UKNHS" />"USDOH-FPSvcs" /> prevention and management of sexually transmitted infections,"UKNHS"> pre-conception counseling"UKNHS" /> and management, and infertility management."WHOFP"> - WHO
Family planning is sometimes used as a synonym for the use of birth control, though it often includes more. It is most usually applied to a female-male couple who wish to limit the number of children they have and/or to control the timing of pregnancy (also known as spacing children).
Family planning services are defined as "educational, comprehensive medical or social activities which enable individuals, including minors, to determine freely the number and spacing of their children and to select the means by which this may be achieved.""USDOH-FPSvcs">
Purposes
Raising a child requires significant amounts of resources: time,USDAChildExpense /> social, financial, environmental.
Planning can help assure that resources are available.
Health
Waiting until the mother is at least 18 years old before trying to have children improves maternal and child health.USAIDHTSP> Also, if additional children are desired after a child is born, it is healthier for the mother and the child to wait at least 2 years after the previous birth before attempting to conceive (but not more than 5 years).USAIDHTSP/> After a miscarriage or abortion, it is healthier to wait at least 6 months.USAIDHTSP/>
Finances
Childbirth and prenatal health care cost averaged $7,090 for normal delivery in the US in 1996. US Department of Agriculture estimates that for a child born in 2007, a US family will spend an average of $11,000 to $23,000 per year for the first 17 years of childs life.USDAChildExpense /> (Total read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family+planning
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