Family planning
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ميادة كامل محمد
رعاية صحية المرحلة الخامسة
Family planning expressed by
contraception which is defined as
avoidance of pregnancy by
methods other than abstinence
of marital relation and it is very
important to save women and
children life.
1. Improve quality of life:
a. keep health of women by spacing of birth.
b. keep health of women by decrease
complications of legal and illegal abortion,
pregnancy, labor.
c. prevent pregnancy at teenage.
d. prevent sexually transmitted diseases.
2. Avoid unwanted children, allowing parent
to have children when they want.
3. Limitation of population growth (family
size).
1. Social problems: to limit the population for
political reason.
2. Temporary ill health e.g. typhoid fever, TORCH.
3. Chronic systemic diseases as hypertension, heart
diseases, diabetes mellitus, malignancy.
4. Previous obstetrical complications as pregnancy
induced hypertension, repeated cesarean section.
5. Transmitted disease to fetus as syphilis and
TORCH.
6. Birth spacing.
7. Limitation of the family to decrease the danger to
the fetus and mother.
1. 100% sure there is no pregnancy.
2. It should be acceptable.
3. No side effect or complication.
4. It should be temporary and
stopped whenever the couple needs
a baby
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. Characteristic of service provider (like sex, expertise…).
2. Type of health facilities (hospital, PHC, private clinic…)
3. Effectiveness of the method.
4. Popularity and acceptability.
5. Perceived risk (age of female, diseases)
6. Scientific evidence for safe use of each approach to limit
fertility.
7. Availability.
8. Cost.
9. Occupation of couple
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1. Temporary methods:
1. a. Hormonal (oral contraceptive pills, implanted, injectable,
transdermal patch )
1.b. Intrauterine contraceptive device.
1.c. Barrier methods:
Male condoms
Vaginal diaphragm:
Cervical cup.
Female condom
1.d. Spermicidal agents.
1.e. Withdrawal (coitus interruptus): .
1.f. Periodic abstinence (safe period):
1.g. Breast feeding.
1.h. Vaccination.
2. Permanent method (Sterilization)
Tubal ligation, vasectomy
3. Termination of pregnancy
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