family planning and child spacing

1. Family planning
• The term "family planning" generally refers to
methods undertaken that allow women to
control when they get pregnant. Frequently,
family planning refers to hormonal birth
control, such as the pill, injectible birth
control, birth control patches and implants.
Condoms, -

2. Family planning con’
• Family planning allows women to make
informed choices regarding when and if they
decide to have children. Ultimately, it's your
choice to figure out which method, if any,
you'd like to use to control reproduction.
Knowing both the advantages and
disadvantages of family planning

3. Advantages of family planning
• Advantages According to the California
Department of Health Services Office of Family
Planning, family planning reduces the number of
unplanned pregnancies and abortions among
women, and allows women the opportunity to
choose when the time is right to have a child.
Family planning gives women the option to wait
until they are financially able to care for a child,
and gives them time to pursue educational and
employment goals without worrying about the
financial burden of an unplanned pregnancy.

4. Disadvantages
• 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. The most common side effects
associated with hormonal contraception include
weight gain, headaches, dizziness and nausea.
Less common but more serious side effects
include stroke, blood clots and ectopic pregnancy.

5. What is child spacing
• Child spacing” is a term that is often used as
part of family planning. It means figuring out
when you want to have your first baby, and
then knowing how long you should wait to
have your next. Please visit one of our Family
Planning Resources to learn more about this
vital information.

6. Advantages of child spacing
• “My two boys have a large age gap between them,” says one
mother, “but they never fight or fuss. My older son helps my
younger son with everyday tasks like getting dressed, pouring
drinks, etc. The older child also enjoys watching the younger
gain interest in boy things, like trucks, cars and football. They
have a great relationship in those areas.”
• A larger gap between children tends to produce brothers and
sisters that enjoy each other and rarely have a skirmish. They do
not fight over the same toys, because their interests are
different. Naturally, the younger child respects and minds his
older sibling. This “chain-of-command” helps the home run
more efficiently. Furthermore, schedules for the two brothers or
sisters may differ greatly and present little time for conflict.