RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD Flashcards
can help a couple to
decide whether they use a specific method would really contribute to their life health condition/living condition
family planning
• Includes all decisions by an individual or
couple pertaining to having children
• To regulate the number and spacing of children in a family through the practice of contraception or other methods of birth control
family planning
Improvement of the __ of mothers, children and other members of the family
health and welfare
__ is important about
reproductive for every women so that they will have an idea on the information that they deserve to know since women is the one who will bear the child and suffer the complication that might come.
self awareness
Presence of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation
conception
Presence of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation
conception
Deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation or any various drug techniques or devices for birth control
contraception
• A regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of pregnancy or childbirth
• Birth control
• Termination of pregnancy
contraception
a natural birth control technique based on the fact that lactation (breast milk production) causes amenorrhea (lack of menstruation) ; use only for the first six months
lactation amenorrhea
• One of oldest known methods of
contraception. Couple proceeds with coitus
until the moment of ejaculation with offers little protection
• The man withdraws and spermatozoa are emitted outside the vagina but
unfortunately, ejaculation may occur before the withdrawal is complete and some spermatozoa is deposited in the vagina
which may lead to fertilization
Coitus Interruptus/Withdrawal Method
• Abstain or refrain from sexual intercourse
• Due to natural human sexual drive, client may find difficult to adhere abstinence because they may deny the possibility of
sexual activity
• Difficult for couple to adhere abstinence that’s why it has a high failure rate for
getting pregnant
abstinence
• Douching following intercourse no matter
what solution is used
• It is ineffective as contraceptive measure as sperm may be present in cervical mucus as
quickly as 90 seconds after ejaculation
postcoital douching
is a form of pregnancy prevention where couples calculate a woman’s fertile time using a calendar
• Abstaining from coitus on the days of menstrual cycle when a woman is most likely to conceive (3 or 4 days before until 3 or 4 days after ovulation). Woman keeps a diary of 6 menstrual cycles rhythm (calendar) method
• This method may be used by women whose menstrual cycles are always between 26
and 32 days in length
rhythm or fertility method
The length of time and time of ova is right for fertilization is only 1 day, based on this fertile period exist from about __ days
5
Identifying fertile and interfertile period of
a woman’s cycle by daily taking and recording of the rise in body temperature during and after ovulation
• Just before ovulation, a women’s BBT falls about 0.5°F, at the time of ovulation her
BBT rises a full degree and is influenced by progesterone.
• Can be oral or tympanic temperature
• Each morning immediately check temperature before she rises from the bed or undertakes any activity
basal body temperature
• A women who works at night must take her temperature after awakening from her longest or sleep period no matter what time of the day that she will get her temperature
• As soon notice a slight deep temperature followed by an increase that she knows that
he has an ovulated day and avoid sexual intercourse
bbt
Not reliable method; of birth control, especially for women with irregular cycles.
bbt, cervical mucus
Not reliable method; of birth control, especially for women with irregular cycles.
bbt
• Is a fluid produced by small glands near the cervix that occur naturally with ovulation
• This fluid changes throughout her cycle, from scant and sticky, to cloudy and thick, to slick and stringy
cervical mucus
The consistency of ovulation mucus it becomes copious, thin, watery, & transparent it feels slippery like an egg white and it can be stretched between the
fingers 1 inch before the strand breaks. It is the __
peak of her fertility
if the mucus stretches
between the finger 1 inch
spinnbarkeit
The cervical mucus is copious for at least __
afterwards are considered to be your fertile so that is the time to refrain from sexual activity
3- 4 days
The cervical mucus is copious for at least afterwards are considered to be your fertile so that is the time to refrain from sexual activity
3- 4 days
Not reliable if infant takes supplemental feedings
LAM