Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning PubHealthInfo

[PubHealth.info Homepage] [Category Homepage] [Disclaimer/Copyrights] [Feedback]

Thank you for your kind visit to PubHealth.info®, an information portal created in technical collaboration with PakMed Biomedical Solutions * * * PubHealth.info® presents hundreds of thousands of informative Web pages on a variety of public health issues / issues * * * An ultimate source of information for teachers, students and research workers who need to find information on various public health issues, like population planning, contraception, HIV AIDS, STDs, maternal and child health, communicable and non-communicable disease, etc. * * * PubHealth.info® regularly updates the repository of these hundreds of thousands of informative Web pages * * * PubHealth.info® is one of the world's largest repositories and information portals with online Web pages on public health issues particularly those pertaining to developing countries!

PubHealth.info® (a subsidiary of PakMed) presents scientific information mainly based on abstracts of articles published on a variety of public health issues/topics, particularly encompassing population planning, disease prevention, maternal and child health, and communicable and non-communicable diseases (like HIV AIDS, malaria, etc) that are affecting a significant portion of population in developing and developed countries. Here you can find abstracts of articles published on a variety of public health topics under category "Contraception (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 planning. Birth control is a controversial political and ethical issue in many cultures and religions, and although it is generally less controversial than abortion specifically.

YEAR: 1975

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Family planning democratized.

AUTHORS

Manisoff M

SOURCE

American Journal of Nursing 75(10): 1660-1666. October 1975.

ABSTRACT

In the last 10 years family planning has become a democratized service, available to the poor along with the wealthy.

Repressive laws and administrative policies which banned birth control from tax supported institutions on which the

poor depend for health care have been removed. As late as 1960 only some 150 Planned Parenthood affiliat es

offered organized programs to low income people, collectively fewer than 150,000 were served. By 1974 more than

3250 hospitals, health departments, and voluntary agencies were providing medically supervised family planning

guidance to almost 4.0 million people, nearly all of them poor or near poor. Subsidized services are now available in

2/3 of the nation's 3070 counties and in each of the 50 states to 2 out of 3 of an estimated 6 million impoverished,

fertile, and sexually active women. 5 out of 6 of those served by organized programs, as compared to only 60% of

those receiving counseling from other sources, use the most effective methods -- sterilization, IUDs, or oral

contraceptives. Under the impact of this growing program, U.S. fertility which has been declining steadily since

1957 decreased further. In 1973 the birthrate was 15.0 per 1000 population. The decline in birthrates has been

greater among the poor and near poor women and among groups with the highest fertility, blacks, rural whites,

American Indians, and Mexican Americans. The principal factor in the democratization of family planning was the

influx of substantial public funds. Government encouragement facilitated the establishment and support of programs

and stimulated wider interest in and practice of effective contraception among the entire population. Nurses have

played and continue to play a key role in program expansion. The goal of the Family Planning Nurse Practitioner

Training Program established in 1972 by Planned Parenthood of America is to train nurses for total management of a

family planning program. The program has trained 80 nurse practitioners from 25 states and D.C. and another 30

will complete training in 1975. It appears that nurse practitioners will soon have a central role in family planning

programs. Improved contraceptive methodology remains an urgent priority in the field, and the ideal contraceptive, 1

that would be completely safe, effective, reversible, free of side effects, coitus independent, easily obtaiinable and

used, and inexpensive, has yet to be perfected. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 2571-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Family planning democratized.", is(are) Manisoff M. The

source of this article is "American Journal of Nursing 75(10): 1660-1666. October 1975.". This article was published

in 1975 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT7T 2571-06. All rights reserved with

PubHealth.info) PIN: 32571

This page is optimized to be viewed by Java script enabled Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6 or later version, at screen resolution of 800 by 600 pixels.