Family planning plays a pivotal role in promoting public health by enabling individuals and couples to make informed choices about when and how to have children. Access to contraceptive methods not only empowers people to plan their families but also contributes to overall well-being. Public health benefits from family planning are multifaceted. It reduces unintended pregnancies, maternal and infant mortality, and the spread of sexually transmitted infections. Moreover, it alleviates the strain on healthcare systems, ensuring that resources are efficiently allocated. Family planning programs also promote gender equality and women's empowerment, fostering healthier societies. In essence, family planning is an integral component of public health strategies worldwide.

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FAMILY PLANNING & PUBLIC
HEALTH

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HISTORY
In modern world word “Birth Control” by scientific methods 1st introduced by Margaret Sangar in 1916.
 Nurse by profession.
 one of eleven children of her parents.
 Her mother was affected from Tuberculosis disease.
 Her mother died at the age of 45 years.
 First “BIRTH CONTROL” clinic in 1916 at New
York.
 Jailed under Coin Stock law
 Continued to “Save the motherhood of the world
from the shackles of unwanted pregnancy”.
 Invented word “Birth Control”.

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DEFINITION
“Family planning allows individuals and couples to anticipate and
attain their desired number of children and the spacing and timing
of their births. It is achieved through use of contraceptive methods
and the treatment of involuntary infertility. A woman’s ability to
space and limit her pregnancies has a direct impact on her health
and well-being as well as on the outcome of each pregnancy.”
(WHO)

4. DIFFERENT CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS

5. FAMILY PLANNING DESIRE

6. UNMET NEEDS
 The gap between women’s
reproductive desire to avoid
pregnancy and contraceptive
behavior.
 In 1991, 40% women
wanted to limit childbearing,
in 2007 it increased to 52%.
 The Lady Health Workers
can play a critical role in
identifying and referring
women with an unmet need
for family planning.

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SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS WEAKNESS
• Political commitment • Poor management at lower level
• Recruitment and Selection procedures • Poor integration at lower levels
• Wide coverage outreach – rural areas
focused
• Problems in salaries payment
• Integrations with healthcare system at
upper levels
• Job insecurity
• Defined management and supervisory
structures
• Weak supplies and equipment provision
• Comprehensive healthcare provision • Weak referral systems
• Management Information System (MIS)
• Poor integration of MIS with health
system
• Training of LHWs part of the system
• Poor supervision and linkages with
peripheral health facilities
• Positive impact on health indicators • Low quality care in some parts

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OPPUTUNITIES THREATS
• Wide coverage and social
acceptability
• Poverty, patriarchy and social
norms
• Training capacity can be used by
others
• Political interference
• Emergency obstetrical care training
for some LHWs
• Lack of funds
• Health system research • Political and social environment
• Use for women empowerment
• Non-acceptance by established
medical professions
• Use for poverty alleviation
strategies
• Quackery implications

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10. BENEFITS OF FP FOR FAMILIES
AND COMMUNITIES
• Families can devote more resources to providing for
each child
• Reduced maternal & child illness and economic strain
on family
• Reduced maternal deaths strengthen families and
communities
• Relieves economic, social, and environmental
pressures
• Enhances women’s status and promotes equality
between men and women

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USE OF MASS MEDIA