Family Planning Services
| Definition: |
Health care programs or services designed to assist individuals in the planning of family size. Various methods of CONTRACEPTION can be used to control the number and timing of childbirths. |
| Notes: |
/legis: consider also FAMILY PLANNING POLICY |
| Also Called: |
Family Planning Programs,Pregnancy, Planned |
Family Planning Services Definitions and Terms
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