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It describes why planning benefits babies, mothers, and families, including health outcomes tied to age and birth spacing, and provides an overview of 12 contraceptive methods with guidance on selecting options based on effectiveness and individual circumstances.","How Family Planning Methods Work  \nEnglish Health  \nHow Family Planning Methods Work  \nEnglish  \nKenya  \nCopyr ight © 2019, Chr istian Connections for Inter national Health  \n[http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nAdapted fr om or iginal, Copyr ight © 2017, Institute for Repr oductive Health at Geor getown Univer sity. Licensed under CC-BY 4.0.  \nThis book was adapted from a method mix tool originally designed by the Institute for Reproductive Health at Georgetown University for use under the Advancing Partners and Community Project. It was translated from English to Kiswahili by Bible Translation and Literacy(EA) in 2019.  \nThe illustration on the cover is by Jean-Marie Boayaga, © 2009 SIL Interntional, from International Illutrations: The Art of Reading 3.0, under the CC-BY-ND license.  \nThe image on page 21 is by Bruce Blaus, © 2016 Bruce Blaus. CC-BY-SA 4.0.  \nThe images on page 23 are by Mark Beisser, © 2007 Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Courtesy of Photoshare. CC-BY-NC 4.0. For use only in health materials.  \nAll other illustrations are © Institute for Reproductive Health at Georgetown University.  \nThe section on Emergency Contraception is adapted from \"Facts for Family Planning\" FHI360 . 2013. Durham, North Carolina:  \nFHI360/Communication for Change Project.  \nScripture taken from Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. Accessed through [www.biblegateway. com](www.biblegateway. com).  \nTable of Contents  \nIntroduction 2  \nBreastfeeding method 6  \nPill 8  \nInjectable 10  \nImplant 12  \nMoon Beads or CycleBeads® 14  \nTwoDay Method® 16  \nMale Condom 18  \nFemale Condom 20  \nIUD Intra-Uterine Device 22  \nTubal Ligation 24  \nVasectomy 26  \nMorning-after Pill or Emergency 28  \nContraceptive Pill  \nIntroduction  \nWhat is fam ily planning?  \nFamily planning is when people decide for themselves the number of children they want to have and how long to wait before becoming pregnant again. Family planning involves people using methods to prevent pregnancy, but it does not include abortion. Family planning should always be voluntary, that is, no one should tell people they must use family planning or which method they must use . The methods they choose should be consistent with what they value and believe .  \nIn some areas family planning is called ‘healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies' (HTSP) . This is because it helps you choose when to get pregnant and know how to avoid pregnancy if you do not wish to get pregnant.  \nWhy is fam ily planning im portant?  \nPlanning how many children you want to have and when to have them benefits your baby, mother, and family. When a pregnancy is planned, a baby is more likely to be born healthy, to breastfeed for a longer time and grow well. A mother is able to regain her strength before getting pregnant again. Also, she will have more time for the baby and to care for her family. The family will have more resources for food, clothing, housing and education.  \nMothers and babies will be more healthy if women (and girls) wait until they are 18 years old to get pregnant and have their children before age 35. They should wait 2 years after a birth/delivering a baby before trying to get pregnant again. Child deaths and stunting are lower when a woman waits at least two years after giving birth before trying to get pregnant again. It is also best to wait 6 months after a miscarriage or abortion to get pregnant again. Adequate birth spacing improves mothers’ and children’s health.  \nWhat this book is about  \nThis book provides simple information on 12 methods for healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies, how each method works and what you can expect. 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