Health visitors and family planning.

Ethics in family planning/reproductive health services

Family Planning and Mental Health

Family planning, as the name itself indicates, is not merely limitation of family size. It includes an important and often overlooked concept : that of spacing. A study conducted a few years ago (Kumar, 1976) noted that none of the interviewees seemed to have any ideas about spacing. It is this ignorance, lack of education and consequent poor implementation of a major national programme amongst...

Family planning in a family health unit.

The aim of this study was to identify the care provided by health professionals who work in family planning, in a Family Health Unit in the municipality of Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional and qualitative-quantitative study. Data were collected through interviews with 11 health professionals. The results revealed that most professionals had not received trainin...

Public health nurses and family planning.

Unintended pregnancy is a health problem that is particularly important in the practice of public health nurses (PHNs). Data from 844 PHNs showed that they were likely to practice in settings that incorporate family planning services and were knowledgeable about specific family planning methods. They favored family planning services and an expanded supportive government role in both family plan...

Family Planning in Islam

ازدیاد توالد و  تناسل اگرچه مطلوب شارع مقدس بوده و در حد امکان نباید جلوگیری شود ولیکن اصل اساسی تر از آن  چگونگی تربیت و تأمین آینده ای بهتر برای فرزندان است، از اینرو غالب اندیشمندان اسلامی، مسئله تنظیم خانواده را جایز می دانند.