Family Planning

and
Population education
Presented by:
Sandy Libredo
Jan Andeza
Jumar C. Dagatan
What is Family Planning?
Family Planning is the term given for pre-pregnancy planning and action to delay, prevent or
actualize a pregnancy.

Definition:
Family planning is a way of thinking and living that is adopted voluntarily, upon the bases of
knowledge, attitude and responsible decision by individuals and couples in order to promote
the health and welfare of family group and thus contribute effectively to the social
development of country.
 Objectives:
Avoid unwanted birth.
Bring about wanted birth.
Produce a change in the no. of children born.
Regulate the intervals between pregnancies.
Control time at which birth occur.
Elements of family planning:
3 important elements in family planning

Proper
Spacing.

Proper
Timing.
No. of
pregnancie
s
Benefits to Mother:
Reduce the health risk.
Below 20y, And above 35y. At risk of
developing complications during pregnancy.
Physical strain of child bearing.
Reduce number of maternal death.
Reduce the risk of ovarian cysts.
Health Benefits to Children:
Ensures better chance of survival at birth.
Promote better childhood nutrition.
Promote physical growth and development.
Prevent birth defects.
Health Benefits to father:
• Allows father to keep a constant balance
between their physical, mental, social well
being.
• Increase father sense of respect because he
is able to provide the type of education
and home environment.
Benefits of the whole family Health:
• Benefits to whole family health-help family
enjoy the better kind of life.
 INTRODUCTION
Population education is defined as an educational programme which provides for
study of the population situation in the family, Community, Nation, And the
world, with the purpose of developing in the students, rational and responsible
attitudes and behavior towards that situation.
 MEANING OF POPULATION EDUCATION

 POPULATION EDUCATION IN LAY MAN’S LANGUAGE IS THE

EDUCATION ABOUT POPULATION MATTERS FERTILITY, MORALITY,
MIRGRATION.
OBJECTIVES:

• TO ENABLE THE STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT FAMILY SIZE IS CONTROLLED.

• DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE NATION.
• THAT A SMALL FAMILY SIZE CAN CONTRIBUTE MATERIALLY TO THE QUALITY OF LIVING FOR THE
INDIVIDUAL FAMILY.
• TO ENABLE THE STUDENTS TO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT FOR PRESERVING THE HEALTH AND
WELFARE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY AND TO ENSURE GOOD PROSPECTS FOR THE
YOUNGER GENERATIONS, THE INDIAN FAMILIES OF TODAY AND TOMORROW SHOULD BE SMALL
AND COMPACT.
• TO GIVE ACCURATE INFORMATION TO THE STUDENTS ABOUT THE EFFECT OF CHANGES IN FAMILY
SIZE AND IN NATIONAL POPULATION ON THE INDIVIDUAL.
 IMPORTANCE:
• TODAY’S CHILDREN ARE TOMORROW’S CITIZENS
• THEY MUST KNOW THE POPULATIONS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
• EDUCATION-EFFECTIVE WAY TO CON SCIENTIZE PEOPLE OF THE NEED OF
ACCEPTING ‘SMALL FAMILY NORMS’
• STUDENTS-PLAY MAJOR ROLE-SPREADING THIS MESSAGE
• TRAINED-HOW TO SPREAD
• HENCE IT IS NECESSARY TO INCLUDE POPULATION EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOL
CURRICULUM
 CONCLUSION:

OVERPOPULATION MAY LEAD TO MANY ISSUES LIKE DEPLETION OF NATURAL

RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND DEGRADATION AND LOSS OF
SURROUNDINGS. ALL COUNTRIES MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO CONTROL
AND MANAGE HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH.