ROLE OF NURSE IN FAMILY

WELFARE PROGRAME

PRESENTED BY: Ms. Priya jain

M.Sc Nursing
(Obstetrics & Gynecology)
 NATIONAL FAMILY WELFARE PROGRAM

• The National Family Welfare Programme was

launched in 1952 as National Family Planning
Program.

• In 1977 the government of India redesignated

the “National Family Planning Program” as the
“National Family Welfare Program”.
 HISTORY

• It was started in the year 1951.

• In 1977: Redesignated the “National family
planning programme” as the “National
family welfare programme”, and also
changed the name of the ministry of health
and family planning to ministry of health
and family welfare.
• 1977- 1979: Due to bad effects of
emergency and faulty propaganda, family
planning suffered major setback
Contd…
• It was decided in national health policy
1983, that Net Reproduction Rate (NRR)
should be 1 by the year 2000.
• The 7th five year plan placed more
emphasis on the use of spacing methods
between the births of two children.
• Family welfare programe has been
remained the important aspects of each
five year plan, national health
 FAMILY WELFARE PROGRAME

EDUCATION

FAMILY
HEALTH
PLANNING

SAFE DRINKING
FWP
EMPLOYEMENT
WATER

WOMEN’S
SHELTER
RIGHTS
 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF FWP
• To promote the adoption of small family size norm, on the basis of
voluntary acceptance.

• To promote the use of spacing methods.

• To ensure adequate supply of contraceptives to all eligible couples within

easy reach.

• To arrange for clinical and surgical services so as to achieve the set targets

• Participation of voluntary organizations/local leaders/local self-

government, in family welfare program at various levels

• Using the means of mass communication and interpersonal communication

to overcome the social and cultural hindrances in adopting the program or
extensive use of public health education for family planning.
 COMPONENTS OF FWP
• Administration and Organization:- This includes appointing the
employee and arranging the resources.

• Training:- Training the medical, nursing and paramedical staff.

• Social and health education

• Supplies and Services :-

 The scope of activities carried out under family welfare
programme.
 Mother and child health
 Small family norm
 School health
 ROLE OF NURSE IN FWP
• Identifying people who desire to have children and those who don’t;
Listening, understanding, counseling and making appropriate referrals
for fertility control.

• Providing and interpreting family planning information and to tap

community resources for health workers and community.

• Planning, participating and evaluating family welfare services and

organizing camp.

• Supervising and guiding the other female paramedical personnel such as

health workers, ANM’s etc. Initializing and contributing toward research.

• Planning, conducting, evaluating in co-ordination with medical officer in

community health Centre level training for other paramedical staff
including dais.
SPECIAL WORK OF
NURSE IN FWP
 NURSES RESPONSIBILITY IN FWP

• Understanding

• Knowledge about family planning:

Nature and family planning.
Methods of FP.
Resources available.
Govt. Policies.

• Knowledge about person Individual’s needs and awareness. Individuals

Culture, beliefs and Customs.

• Communication and health education

• Identification of community leaders

 RESEARCH EVIDENCE
Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi S, Farshbaf-Khalili A, et.al .
Emergency contraception: providers' knowledge and attitudes
and their relationship with users' knowledge and attitudes at
public health centers/posts of tabriz. J Caring Sci. 2012;1(1):53-
59.

• INTRODUCTION: Emergency contraceptives are accessible and

acceptable methods for most women, which their proper use could
prevent about three quarters of unwanted pregnancies. In this
study, we aimed to determine the providers' knowledge, attitudes
and their relation with the pills and condoms users' knowledge of
and attitudes towards emergency contraception at public health
centers/posts in Tabriz, Iran.
CONTD…
• METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, subjects were 140 health providers
working in randomly selected 19 health centers and 33 health posts and
280 married women aged 15 to 49 years who were using contraceptive
pills or condoms (two clients of each selected provider). A self-
administered questionnaire was used to collect data from the providers,
while the questionnaire for the clients was filled up by face-to-face
interview. The relationships were determined by Pearson's correlation test.

• RESULTS: Mean score of the providers' knowledge and attitude was 69.4 ±
11.8 and 70.1 ± 12.8, respectively (possible score range was 0-100). The
providers' knowledge score was good only in 35% (score > 75.0). High
majority (95.7%) had positive attitudes (score > 50.0). Overall, there were
no significant relationships, neither between the provider's and users'
knowledge nor between their attitudes (p > 0.05).
CONTD…
• CONCLUSION: The providers' knowledge was
insufficient, and there was no significant
association between the providers' and users'
knowledge and attitudes. Thus, in addition to
the need for promoting providers' knowledge,
the other barriers should also be recognized
and removed in order to promote using this
method.