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1. Modern Concept of
Family Planning and Contraception
Presented BY
Md.ASHIKUR RAHMAN
MPH(NIPSOM),BSMMU

2. Session Objectives
• Be able to learn about concept of family
planning and contraception.
• Be able to learn modern concept of family
planning .
• Be able to summarize common contraceptives
used in modern days.

3. Introduction
Most of the developing countries agreed to achieve
the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by
2015. Bangladesh is one of them and trying to
attain MDGs especially to improve maternal
health, women empowerment, reduces child
mortality, reduce fertility and hazard of HIV or
AIDS diseases.
The Family planning & contraceptive is the
important part to progress the female reproductive
health as well as to fertility control to any country.

4. What is Family Planning ??
According to WHO (1971) ,
A way of thinking and living that is adopted
voluntarily, upon the basis of knowledge,
attitudes and responsible decisions by
individuals and couples, in order to promote
the health and welfare of the family group
and thus contribute effectively to the social
development of a country.

5. Objectives of Family Planning
To avoid unwanted pregnancy .
 To bring about wanted pregnancy.
 To regulate the intervals between pregnancies.
To control the time at which births occur in relation
to the ages of the parents.
To determine the number of children in the family.

6. Concept of Family planning
1) Earlier Concept – Birth Control
Birth control, the voluntary limiting of
human reproduction using such means as sexual
abstinence, contraception, induced abortion, and
surgical sterilization. It includes the spacing as
well as the number of children in a family.

7. Concept of Family planning
continued…..
2) Modern Concept- Family Welfare
The concept of family welfare is
comprehensive and basically related
to quality of life .

8. Modern concept of Family
planning…
Family planning is not synonymous with birth control.
It is more than that of birth control .A WHO Expert
committee (1970) stated modern family
planning concept include –
(1) The proper spacing and limitation of births.
(2) Advice on sterility,
(3)Education for parenthood.
(4) Sex education,
•

9. Modern concept of Family
planning……………… continued
(5) Screening for pathological conditions related t the
reproductive system (eg. Cervical cancer)
(6)Genetic counseling
(7) Premarital consultation and examination,
(8) Carrying out pregnancy tests,
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10. Modern concept of family planning…….
……… contd
(9) Marriage counseling,
(10) The preparation of couples for the arrival of their
1st
child,
(11) Providing services for unmarried mothers,
(12) Teaching home economics and nutrition,
(13) Providing adoption services

11. Contraception
Contraception : Prevention of conception is called
contraception
Modern Contraceptive Method: A product or
medical procedure that interferes with
reproduction from acts of sexual intercourse

12. continued……..
• Modern contraceptive methods were invented
so couples could act on natural impulses and
desires with diminished risks of pregnancy.
• Modern contraceptive methods are
technological advances designed to overcome
biology. In this regard, modern methods must
enable couples to have sexual intercourse at any
mutually-desired time.

13. Classification of contraception's

16. Criteria of ideal contraceptives
• Safe and Effective.
• Acceptable to all .
• Inexpensive and easy access.
• Reversible
• Simple to administer
• Independent of coitus
• Quick onset of action
• Should not act on libido.
• Requiring little or no medical supervision.

17. Conclusion
In the mid 1970s, Bangladeshi women had average
more than six children. But recently, there is rising
awareness to keep small family size. The
educated women in rural area prefer to take two or
three children. Even in rural area, the tendency of
taking more children has been reduced.
Bangladesh is the one of the developing country
that can successfully inspired its people to keep
small family size.

18. Conclusion
In the mid 1970s, Bangladeshi women had average
more than six children. But recently, there is rising
awareness to keep small family size. The
educated women in rural area prefer to take two or
three children. Even in rural area, the tendency of
taking more children has been reduced.
Bangladesh is the one of the developing country
that can successfully inspired its people to keep
small family size.

19. References
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population
Division; 2013
World Health Organization Family Planning Fact Sheet No
351.
www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs351/en/ [Last
accessed 4 August 2015].
www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/
publications/family/contraceptive-wallchart-2013.

20. Thank You