The conscious effort of couples to regulate the number and spacing of births through artificial and natural methods of contraception. ...
Further reductions in maternal illness and death requires making family planning services available to all who need them. ... Controlling reproduction; planning the timing of birth and having as many babies as are wanted and can be supported. a system of limiting family size and the frequency of childbearing by the appropriate use of contraceptive techniques. Methods used by sexually active couples to prevent, space or achieve pregnancy in order to attain the desired family size. The use of birth control measures designed to regulate the number and spacing of children in a family. A program designed to assist parents in planning the make-up of their families. This program provides reproduction, abortion, and adoption service ... various methods for controlling the population growth by controlling the timing, spacing and number of pregnancies Using birth control methods to plan when to have and not have children. birth control: limiting the number of children born Family planning is most frequently used to mean that a couple plans when to have children, using birth control and other techniques to implement that plan. ... birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
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