Family Planning

Family Planning
is

the practice of controlling the

number of children in a family and
the intervals between their births,
particularly by means of artificial
contraception or voluntary
sterilization.

Benefits of family planning

Mother
Enables her to regain her health after
delivery.
Gives enough time and opportunity to love
and provide attention to her husband and
children.
Gives more time for her family and own
personal advancement.
When suffering from an illness, gives enough
time for treatment and recovery.

Children
Healthy mothers produce healthy children.
Will get all the attention, security, love, and care
they deserve.
Father
Lightens the burden and responsibility in
supporting his family.
Enables him to give his children their basic needs
(food, shelter, education, and better future).
Gives him time for his family and own personal
advancement.
When suffering from an illness, gives enough
time for treatment and recovery.

Advantage and Disadvantage

The

World Health Organization explains

that the main advantage of family planning
is that women and couples can avoid
unwanted pregnancies

The

side effects of hormonal birth control

may stand out as a disadvantage for some
women. While many women regularly use
contraception without experiencing side
effects, complications can and do occur.

Based from the 1998 National Demographic and Health Survey,

which used a different sampling design.
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Birth control methods

Abstinence
Condom
Birth

Control Pills
Withdrawal (Pull Out Method)
Female Condom
IUD

One

in ten young Filipino women age 1519 has begun childbearing: 8 percent are
already mothers and another 2 percent
are pregnant with their first child
according to the results of the 2013
National Demographic and Health Survey
(NDHS).

Campaign

Reference

http://www.doh.gov.ph/node/1291
http://www.worldometers.info/world-populat
ion/philippines-population
/
https://psa.gov.ph/tags/teenage-pregnancy