Attitude Of Couple Toward Modern Family Planning Practice

2.2 Scope of family planning

1. Birth Control: This term involves guidance about timing, child spacing and number of children education regarding contraceptive methods and the provision of facilities for birth control. The aim is to produce children by choice and not by chance.

2. Timing of Birth It implies the age at which women should conceive, maternal morbidity and maternal complications o pregnancy and delivery are highest when mother age is below 20 and over 35years. Neonatal and congenital anomalies are common in children born to elderly mothers. Thus the safest time for conception is when the women is in her twenties.

3. Number of deliveries. Maternal mortality risk is less with few deliveries.

4. Management of sterility and low fertility.

5. Education about sexuality. This includes educating the couple, person of both sexes at different ages as regard anatomical, physiological psychological hygiene, social and ethical aspect at sexuality.

6. Advice on wise parenthood. This consists of educating the couples and unmarried young persons, the future parents about relationships between their reproductive behaviour and their own health and welfare, as also that of their children, community and country.

Other aspects include premarital advice, examination, early diagnosis of gynecological troubles such as cancer of cervix, service to the unmarried mothers, termination of pregnancy if indicated etc

2.3  Misconception of couples toward the use of family planning.

1. I’m breastfeeding so I can’t get pregnant. Breastfeeding may help prevent pregnancy if a woman is within six months of delivery, has not had menstrual cycle AND the body is only feeding on breast milk (on formula or soft food supplementation). All three of these criteria must be met for breastfeeding to be an effective form of contraception. In all other situations, adulation can occur even when a woman is breastfeeding, The nursing mother should use birth control if she wishes to avoid pregnancy. Cleve land clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. We do not endorse non-Cleveland clinic products or services.

2. You can’t get pregnant if the woman doesn’t have an orgasm.

Pregnancy occurs when a sperm from the man fertilizes an egg from the woman. While the man much ejaculate to release sperm, it is not necessary for the woman to have an orgasm to get pregnant. A woman of childbearing age relapsed an egg each month as part of her regular menstrual cycle. This occurs whether or not the woman has sex or an orgasm.

3. i won’t get pregnant if i double after sex. Touching is not an effective method of contraception. After ejaculation, the sperm enter the cervix and are out of reach of any touching solution. Also, touching is not recommended as it can disrupt the delicate bacterial balance of the vagina, causing irritation or infection.

4. i won’t get pregnant if we have sex standing up or if the woman is on top.

Some people believe that having sex in certain positions, such as standing up, will force the sperm out of the woman’s vagina. In truth, positions during sex have nothing to do with whether or not fertilization occurs, when a man ejaculates, the sperm are deposited well into the vagina. The sperm will, by nature, begin to move up through the cervical canal immediately after ejaculation.

5. You can use plastic wrap or a balloon if you don’t have a condom.

Plastic wrap and balloons are not good to use as condom. They don’t fit well and can easily be tom during sex. Condom are specifically made to provide a good fit and good protection during sex, and they thoroughly tested for maximum effectiveness.

6. I won’t get pregnant if my partner pulls out before he ejaculates.

Pulling out before the man ejaculates, known as withdrawal, is not an effective method of contraception. Some ejaculate (fluid that contains sperm) might be released before the man actually begins to climax. In addition, some men might not have the willpower or be able to withdraw in time. If 100 women use the withdrawal method for pregnancy prevention each year, roughly 22 will have an unintended pregnancy.

7. I won’t get pregnant because this is my first time having sex. A woman can get pregnant any time adulation occurs, even if you’ veneer had sex before.

8. I won’t get pregnant if/ take a shower or bath right after sex, or if urinate right after sex. Washing or urinating after sex will not stop semen and sperm hat have already entered the uterus through the cervix.

9. The pill is effective immediately after you begin taking it.

In most women, at least one week is needed for the hormones in the pill (oral contraceptive) to work with the woman’s natural hormones to prevent adulation. To be effective, the pill must be taken as directed.