FAMILY PLANNING

By Siti Maryam Jamilah

 WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF CONTRACEPTION?

❏ Improves quality of life for the women, spouse and children

❏ Helps women to plan their pregnancy and spacing in order to give better health
for themselves and their children

❏ To avoid unwanted pregnancy

❏ To save mother’s and children’s lives

❏ To improve family wellbeing

 When to start family planning?
● Mothers are encouraged to discuss on the needs of family
planning during antenatal screening visits usually at 36 weeks
period of gestation onwards

● Most methods of contraception can be started as early as

possible 6 weeks postpartum, depending on individual methods
and circumstances
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FLOW CHART
WHICH METHOD IS SUITABLE?
 Methods of Contraception
Progestogen only
Male Condom
Pill (Noriday)

Combined Oral
Contraceptive Pill Depocon
(Oralcon) Injection

Natural Method
Copper IUCD
Thank you ☺