Family planning
Family
planning is the planning of when to have children, and the use of birth control and other techniques to implement such plans.
Other techniques commonly used include sexuality education, prevention and management of sexually
transmitted infections, pre-conception
counseling and management, and
infertility management.
Family planning is sometimes used as a synonym for the use of
birth control, however, it often includes a wide variety of methods, and
practices that are not birth control. 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 may encompass sterilization, as well as abortion.
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".
Purposes
Raising a child requires significant amounts of resources:
time, social, financial, and environmental. Planning can help assure
that resources are available. The purpose of family planning is to make sure
that any couple, man, or woman who has the desire to have a child has the
resources that are needed in order to complete this goal. With these resources
a couple, man or women can explore the options of natural birth, surrogacy,
artificial insemination, or adoption. In the other case, if the person does not
wish to have a child at the specific time, they can investigate the resources
that are needed to prevent pregnancy, such as birth control, contraceptives, or
physical protection and prevention.
Health
Waiting until the mother is at least 18 years old before
trying to have children improves maternal and child health. 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). After a miscarriage or abortion, it is
healthier to wait at least 6 months.
When planning a family women who are over at least 30 years
of age should be aware of the risks of having a child at that age. Like older
men, older women are at higher risk of having a child with autism and Down
syndrome, the chances of having multiple births increases, which cause further
late-pregnancy risks, they have an increased chance of developing gestational
diabetes, the need for a Caesarian section is greater, older women's bodies are
not as well-suited for delivering a baby. The risk of prolonged labor is
higher. Older mothers have a higher risk of a long labor, putting the baby in
distress.
"Family planning benefits the health and well-being of
women and families throughout the world. Using contraception can help to avoid
unwanted pregnancies and space births; protect against STDs, including
HIV/AIDS; and provide other health benefits."
Modern methods
Modern methods of family planning include birth control,
assisted reproductive technology and family planning programs.
In cases were couples may not want to have children just yet
and plan with time family planning programs help a lot. Federal family planning
programs reduced childbearing among poor women by as much as 29 percent,
according to a University of Michigan study.
Adoption sometimes used to build a family. There are seven
steps that one must make towards adoption. You must decide to pursue an
adoption, apply to adopt, complete an adoption home study, get approved to
adopt, be matched with a child, receive an adoptive placement, and then legalize
the adoption.
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