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YEAR: 1983

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The Natural Family Planning Programme of Changanacherry family apostolate.

AUTHORS

Alancherry J

SOURCE

Bulletin of the Natural Family Planning Association of India. 1983 Apr;6(2):29-31.

ABSTRACT

Ths history and activities of the natural family planning (NFP) program, operated by the Catholic Archdiocese of

Changanacherry in India, are described The archdiocese covers sevearl districts in Kerala and 1 district in Tamil

Nadu and contains a total population of 865,549 and a Catholic population of 315,680. The NFP program was

initiated in 1973 by the Reverend Sister Alma Kizhakekara, who was trained in NFP in a program conducted by the

Natural Family Planning Association of India. In 1978 Sister Alma received further training at the Ovulation Method

Reference Centre in Melbourne, Australia. Initially the program operated only through a center at the Saint Thomas

Hospital in Changanacherry and 2 subcenters. In 1980 the program had 260 clients. In that same year, the program

received a Misereor grant from the Indo-German Social Service Society, and program activities were expanded. One

of the goals of the program is to provide couples in Kerala, where both contraceptive motivation and the use of non-

natural methods is high, with an understanding of NFP. Therefore, the program conducts numerous NFP sessions

for couples at the diocese, vicariate, and parish level, at local colleges, and at several maternal and child health

centers. The program promotes the Billings ovulation method. To date, a total of 25,000 individuals have

participated in more than 172 training sessions, and 6500 women have received charts for recording their menstrual

cycles. Currently, the program operates 100 centers, and eventually centers will be opened in all areas of the

archdiocese. To date, 1940 couples use the Billings method and review their charts with center personnel. 60% of

the acceptors use the method to limit pregnancy, and the remainder use the method to space births. Between 1978-

82, 2 acceptors droupped out of the program due to planned pregnancies. Several of the acceptors are

nonChristians. Many other individuals who obtained ab knowledge of NFP in the training sessions use the method,

but they are hesitant about using the charts and consulting with program staff about such personal matters. NFP is

integrated with all the family pastoral services provided by the Family Life Center of the diocese. (PubHealth.info

Document ID: CONT5T 2013-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The Natural Family Planning Programme of

Changanacherry family apostolate.", is(are) Alancherry J. The source of this article is "Bulletin of the Natural Family

Planning Association of India. 1983 Apr;6(2):29-31.". This article was published in 1983 in English language(s).

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