HC Fam planning

Family planning allows individuals and couples to anticipate and attain their desired number of children and the spacing and timing of their birth (WHO)

1. Choice Methods

2. Technical Competence of Providers

3. Informing and Counseling Clients

4. Interpersonal relations

5. Mechanisms to encourage continuation of services

6. Appropriateness and acceptability of services

1. Respect for Sanctity \n of Life

2. Respect for Human \n Rights

3. The freedom of \n choice and voluntary \n decision

4. Respect for the \n rights of clients

Couples and individuals have \n the basic right to decide freely \n and responsibly the number \n and spacing of their children

Couples and individuals will \n make family planning decisions \n based on informed choice \n including their own moral, \n cultural or religious beliefs.

Family Planning services will be \n made available using only \n medically and legally \n permissible methods \n appropriate to the health status \n of the client.

Family Planning aims to \n prevent abortion and therefore \n can save the lives of both \n women and children.

1. HEALTH INTERVENTION

2. PREVENT HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES

3. REDUCE MATERNAL DEATHS

4. PREVENT ABORTIONS

5. REPRODUCTIVE RIGHT FOR WOMEN

6. MEANS TOWARDS RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD

7. REDUCE POVERTY

• Promote overall health of Filipinos

• Contribute to the reduction in maternal and infant deaths

- Too young or too old, have 4 or more \n pregnancies, have closely spaced \n pregnancies, concurrently ill

- The leading cause of death among women \n of reproductive age is related to pregnancy \n and child bearing

- One in six pregnancies ends up in illegal \n abortion because they are either \n unplanned or unwanted

- Family Planning services shall be delivered \n to respond to the unmet needs and \n demands of women.

- Planning for the future reflects the will \n and the ability to respond to the needs of \n the family and children

- The program shall provide a special focus \n to respond to the FP needs of poor \n communities in urban and rural areas.

a state of “complete physical, mental and social \n well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity in all matters relating to the reproductive health system and to its functions and processes

he constellation of methods, techniques, and services that contribute to reproductive health and well-being by preventing and solving reproductive health problems

allows individuals and \n couples to anticipate and attain their \n desired number of children and the \n spacing and timing of their births. (REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ELEMENT)

• Proper birth spacing of at least 3 years

• Use of safe and effective FP methods, high risk pregnancies can be avoided

• Pregnant women may have unmet need for FP

• Breastfeeding mothers have specific FP needs

• Individuals with FP needs are sexually active which makes them at risk for STIs like HIV/AIDS

• Clients who are at risk of contracting STIs need dual protection through the use of a FP method against STIs

• Risk assessment for STIs is part of determining a client’s eligibility for IUD use

• Abortions are a result of unplanned pregnancies

• Women who resort to abortion have unmet needs for family planning

• Proper management of complications of abortion and provision of services with options from preventing unplanned pregnancies which may result in abortion

• Opportunity for screening and early detection of breast and reproductive tract cancers

• Combined oral contraceptives are proven to reduce the risk of ovarian and endometrial cancers.

• Progestin-only contraceptives have a high protective effect against endometrial cancers

• It deepens the appreciation of gender roles and enhances the relationship between sexual partners

• Fertility management and sexuality education are essential to sexual health.

• Family planning counseling and provision of accurate information on sexuality helps reduce unplanned pregnancies

• Men are crucial halves in the attainment of a couple’s reproductive intentions and should be involved in family planning

• Male involvement is critical to acceptance and continuous use of family planning methods

• Men have their own specific health needs for FP that a comprehensive RH service should provide for

• FP use may be a sensitive issue in a family affected by gender-related violence.

• Domestic violence, mostly with women as the victims, is now recognized as an important public health issue

• An opportunity to discuss and promote FP

• Provide the opportunity to discuss infertility and sexual dysfunction problems

• FP is for achieving fertility through fertility awareness orientation, counseling, and referral to appropriate facilities

• Need to be advised and counseled about safe and responsible sexual practices, including FP

• Orientation on fertility awareness and counseling are basic services which will help promote responsible sexuality among adolescents

• Reduces maternal deaths by preventing high risk pregnancies among

• FP prevents closely spaced pregnancies that leads to and worsen conditions

• All FP methods help women with HIV avoid pregnancy thus avoid bearing HIV- infected children. Prevent/reduce the incidence of the following diseases and conditions: ● Ectopic pregnancy ● Ovarian cancer ● Endometrial cancer ● Ovarian cysts ● Benign breast disease ● Excessive menstrual bleeding and associated anemia ● Menstrual cramping, pain, and discomfort

• Reduction in infant and child morbidity & mortality

• Lowest risks for fetal death, preterm delivery, being undersized for gestational age, neonatal death, and low birth weight occur when births are spaced from three to five years

• Given the love, attention, care and time from mothers and fathers attending to their growth and development

• More opportunities for adequate food, clothing, good education, and good health for the children

• Breastfeeding can protect infants against diarrheal and other infectious disease

• Provides enough time for treatment and recovery from chronic illnesses

• Lightens his burdens and responsibilities in supporting his family

• Enables him to give his children a good home, a good education, and a better future Benefits to Fathers

• Gives time for his own personal achievement

• Enables him to have time and opportunity to relate with his wife and play with his children

• Affords him extra resources and enough time to actively participate in community programs and projects.