It does not mean to stop having

children nor preventing pregnancy through illegal practices of birth control, but rather, it is having children only when couple wants them in order to best take care of them.

For married couples - Is a preparation for responsible parenthood. - They will only have the number of children they can afford to support. For the father - Helps him to shoulder his responsibility well and let him assume his role of giving his children equal attention.

For the mother - Helps the mother maintain good health and gives her sufficient time between pregnancies to recover from the strain of childbirth. For the community, the country, and the world - Family planning can provide a selfsustaining community with peace and order and having less problems like juvenile delinquency.

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Natural Method This method requires a woman to know her menstrual cycle to enable her to determine her safe periods. Rhythm Method Means abstaining from sex during the time of womans cycle when she is likely to be fertile.

2. Temperature Method - Involves a close checking and recording of the daily temperature of the woman; the womans temperature should be from 0.2 to 0.5 C at the time of ovulation. 3. Withdrawal - Refers to withdrawing the penis from the vagina before an ejaculation or orgasm occurs. This is considered as the old method of contraception.

B. Artificial Methods 1. Pills - Contains synthetics hormones w/c prevent ovulation. 2. Intrauterine Device (IUD) - A small plastic or stainless steel object inserted to the uterus of the female by the physician.

3. Vasectomy - A minor surgical operation involving the cutting and tying of the vas deferens of the male. 4. Tubal Ligation - An operation by w/c the fallopian tubes of the female are cut and tied. 5. Condom - A thin sheath made of synthetic rubber w/c is worn tightly over the male sex organ. 6. Diaphragm - A thin rubber cup w/c covers the cervix of the female.

When a couple finally decides that they are going to practice family planning, their choice of the number of the children they want, as well as the method they are going to use are influenced by family traditions and religious beliefs. The church is in accord with the government on the need for the family planning and responsible parenthood. A salutary feature of family planning is the freedom for ideal individual couples to make a choice of the method they will use for them so that the child will arrive at the time when it was most wanted.

The moral aspect of the family planning is rooted on the selfless intentions of the couple. The physical aspect of family planning, on the other hand, is the health condition of both the mother and the child. The spiritual aspect of the family planning is that there is sensitivity to the needs and conditions of the family, the community, and the country in w/c a small family can meet.

 The economic aspect of the family

planning is based on the idea that a small family has lesser financial needs so it is easier to maintain. The mental and emotional aspect of the family planning is the love, care and education the children can get if the family is small. The parents will not have a hard time providing those to their children.