2. What is FamilyWhat is Family
Planning?Planning?
Is a deliberate informed decision
made by an individual or couple
on when to have children, the
number of children to have,
intervals between each child and
the use of a FP method of their
choice to control their fertility.
3. ObjectivesObjectives
To learn the importance of
spacing children and how to
Parent them.
To empower Serena Staff with
Skills of adopting Family Planning
methods in order to improve on
their Sexual Behaviors, Live
Happily and have Health Families.
4. GoalGoal
With training, Serena Staff will learn
more deeply about themselves,
spouses, their children, different birth
control methods, advantages and
their side effects, accessibility so that
they can make informed decisions and
live in happy environments.
17. Who can and cannot use
the inject ables
But usually cannot use this
injectable if:
Most women can
safely use this
injectable
• High blood
pressure
• Smokes
heavily
AND age 35
or older
•
Breastfeeding
6 months
or less
• May be
pregnant
• Gave birth
in the last 3
weeks
• Some
other
serious
health
condition
18. Norplant Implants
• 6 small plastic tubes placed under the
skin of the upper arm
• Very effective
• Last up to 5 years, depending on your
Health
• Very safe
• Usually change monthly bleeding
• No protection against STIs or
HIV/AIDS
• Enhases sexual enjoyment.
Do you want to know more
about this method, or talk
about a different method?
19. What to remember
• Name of your
injectable:
• Day of the week when you
come for your injection (every
4 weeks)
Anything else I
can repeat or
explain?
Any other
questions?
• Side-effects are common
but rarely harmful. Come
back if they bother you.
See a nurse or counsellor
if:
•Severe, constant
pain in belly, chest,
or legs
•A bright
spot in
your
vision
before
bad
headach
es
•Yellow skin or
eyes
•Very bad
headaches
20. Possible side-effects
• But many women don’t have any
• Often go away after a few months
• Nausea
(upset
stomach)
• Tender
breasts
• Spotting or
bleeding
between
periods
• Slight
weight gain
• Mild
headaches
Most common:
Do you want to try
using this method
and see how you like
it?
If you choose this method, you may have some side-effects.
They are not usually signs of illness.
• Dizziness
22. Calendar (safe days) methodCalendar (safe days) method
Some people study their
menstruation cycle and use the
days when the chances of getting
pregnant are minimal.
This method is effective for
those people with regular
menstruation cycles.
23. Cont…..Cont…..
There is need to take extra
caution regarding this method
because even with regular
cycles, other factors may affect
one’s hormones and cause
ovulation to take place, which
may lead to pregnancy.
25. LAMLAM
1) Lactational Amenorrhea
Method (LAM) (Prolonged
Breastfeeding method)
LAM is the use of breastfeeding
as a temporary family planning
method and a bridge to a longer
term method ‘not have
menstrual bleeding’.
26. How it works.How it works.
LAM works by preventing
ovulation since breastfeeding
changes the rate at which
natural hormones are
released.
29. Advantages:Advantages:
Effectiveness in preventing pregnancy
for at least 6 months
Encourages the best breastfeeding
practices that have health benefits for the
mother, baby and Hubby
Can be used immediately after childbirth
No need to do anything at the time of
sexual intercourse
No direct cost for family planning or for
feeding the baby
No supplies or procedures needed to
prevent pregnancy.
31. Non-natural methodsNon-natural methods
1) The male condom
A condom is a thin sheath worn over
the erect penis before a couple plays
sex.
How it works: The condom catches the
male sperm so that it cannot enter
the vagina.
Effectiveness: if used correctly with
every act of intercourse, condoms are
highly effective in protecting against
pregnancy and most STIs including
HIV/AIDS
33. DisadvantagesDisadvantages
Can tear during intercourse hence
interrupting the sexual act
Not sexually enjoyable and may cause
decreased sexual sensitivity
Always expire
Requires skills to use properly and
negotiate their use with a partner.
34. Contraceptive pills (COCs)Contraceptive pills (COCs)
These are tablets containing estrogen
and progesterone hormones. A woman
takes one tablet daily to prevent
pregnancy.
How it works: COCs work by
preventing the release of the egg from
the ovary. Without an egg to be
fertilized, a woman cannot become
pregnant.
35. How do they work?How do they work?
Pills are swallowed on a daily
basis according to your menstrual
cycle
They prevent fertilization, some
are for breast-feeding mothers
