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(Birth Control) and Family Planning".
Contraception (birth control)
is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in
order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman
becoming pregnant or giving birth. Therefore contraception is the
utilization of various and sundry surgical procedures, devices,
practices, agents, or drugs with the intention of preventing conception
or impregnation (pregnancy). Methods and intentions typically termed
birth control may be considered a pivotal ingredient to family
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| Quality services for Shanghai couples. Urban family planning programme. |
| CHINA POPULATION TODAY. 1997 Feb;14(1):9. |
| This article is based on a report prepared by the Family Planning Technical Guidance Station of Shanghai, China. |
| The Municipal Bureau of Public Health and the Family Planning Office of Shanghai established a special unit for |
| family planning and technical guidance for contraceptive services in the late 1960s. The special unit became a |
| formal program in 1980. Recent activities focused on improving reproductive health care and contraceptive services. |
| The first clinic offered a variety of contraceptives to choose from and a quiet setting to discuss delicate issues. |
| The counseling involved women in a variety of circumstances, including women who sought an abortion after |
| contraceptive failure. In one example, a couple both learned how to insert a diaphragm, which was key to |
| contraceptive success, since the wife was unable to insert the device properly. The first training class for 100 young |
| couples was held in 1983. The class was so popular that classes were established to train trainers. In 1990 the |
| center introduced new up-to-date counseling skills and audiovisual aides. Training workshops are devoted to |
| counseling, modern and up-to-date contraceptive information, health care, emergency contraception, and other |
| topics. There are pilot programs in communities and among households that integrate health education for family |
| planning and maternal-child health care. Over the 16-year period, 100,000 visits were recorded. IEC includes |
| textbooks about reproductive health, wall charts, and videotapes that promote informed choice. The center |
| conducted technical training for 320 family planning service centers. Unwanted births and abortion have declined. |
| The center conducts studies about the safety of IUDs. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 1028-06) |
| PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Quality services for Shanghai couples. Urban family |
| planning programme.", is(are) . The source of this article is "CHINA POPULATION TODAY. 1997 Feb;14(1):9.". This |
| article was published in 1997 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 1028-06. All rights |
| reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 6028 |
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