Why should I care about family planning?

Family planning means determining when the right time to have children and how many of the desire by the couple.

Appropriate time for women with children:

• Aged between 20 and 35 years
• Have a child who is less than 2-3
• Birth of last child 2-3 years
• Do not have a disease affecting the health of mothers and babies
• Partners would like to have children

Mother and baby are at risk if the factors above are not met.
Thus women are encouraged to practice family planning methods.




How do I know I am not pregnant before starting family planning?

Before you start planning a family, you should ensure you are not pregnant. Women are not pregnant if she does not have signs of pregnancy and following criteria:


• Within seven days after normal menses
• Within seven days after the miscarriage
• Within four weeks after birth for mothers who do not breastfeed
• mothers who breast-feeding within six months of birth and not down
period
• Not having sex since the last menstrual
If pregnancy has not yet confirmed, you will need:
• urine pregnancy test or
• wait until the next period (condoms and use of sperm killer
can be used while waiting for the next period)