Family planning
allows individuals and couples to anticipate and attain their desired
number of children and the spacing and timing of their births. It is
achieved through use of contraceptive methods and the treatment of
involuntary infertility. A woman’s ability to space and limit her
pregnancies has a direct impact on her health and well-being as well as
on the outcome of each pregnancy.
Read more:
http://www.who.int/topics/family_planning/en/
