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National Standards for Family Planning Services  \nPublished by: FALAH project for Ministry of Population Welfare,  \nGovernment of Pakistan  \nFirst Edition: 1,500 copies—August 1995  \nSecond Edition: 3,000 copies—August 1998  \nThird Edition: 1,550 copies—October 2007  \nFourth Revised Edition: 1,500 copies—December 2009  \nGraphics and other contraceptive information included in this document are adapted with permission from: World Health Organization Department of Reproductive Health and Research (WHO/RHR) and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs (CCP), INFO Project. 2007. Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers. CCP and WHO: Baltimore and Geneva.  \nThe publication may be reproduced and excerpts from it may be quoted without permission, provided the material is distributed free of charge and the publisher is acknowledged.  \nTable of Contents  \nABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ix  \nACkNOwlEDgEMENTSxi  \nPREfACExiii  \nChapter 1 | fAMIlY PlANNINg SERVICE DElIVERY IN PAkISTAN Introduction 1  \nCountry Profile 1  \nPakistan’s Population welfare Programme: History 2  \nPopulation Policy 2002 3  \nThe Millennium Development goals 5  \nPakistan Population Sector Initiatives 7  \nPopulation welfare Programme—Service Delivery Infrastructure 8  \nComponents of National RHS Package of Pakistan 12  \nlist of Quality of Care Indicators 13  \nChecklists on QoC for Service Delivery Points 15  \nEmergency Medicine list 19  \nChapter 2 | COUNSEllINg AND INfORMED CHOICE IN fAMIlY PlANNINg  \nIntroduction 21  \nThree kinds of family Planning Communication 21  \nPrinciples of good Counselling 22  \nThe Counselling Process 22  \nBenefits of Counselling 24  \nQualities of a good Counsellor 24  \nStandards of a good Counsellor 27  \nInstructions to the Counsellor 27  \nInformed Choice 28  \nInformed Consent 28  \nClient Assessment 29  \nCounselling of Clients with Special Needs 30  \nCounselling Men 33  \nRumours and Misconceptions 34  \nRelationship between Contraceptive Methods and Sexual life 35  \nThe Rights of family Planning Clients 35  \npage iii  \nChapter 3 | HEAlTHY TIMINg AND SPACINg Of PREgNANCY Introduction 39  \nkey Research findings about the Risks of Closely Spaced Pregnancies 39  \nThree Components of Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy 40  \nCountry Profile: Pakistan and Birth Spacing 40  \nPolicy 40  \nStandards 41  \nRationale 41  \nThe Difference between “Birth Interval” and “Interpregnancy Interval” 41  \nBenefits of HTSP for Newborns and Infants 42  \nBenefits of HTSP for Mothers 42  \nBenefits of HTSP for Delaying Early Childbearing among Adolescents 42  \nCounselling Skills for HTSP 44  \nThe SAHR Approach for HTSP 45  \nChapter 4 | ASEPSIS/INfECTION PREVENTION IN  \nfAMIlY PlANNINg  \nIntroduction 47  \nStandard Precautions 47  \nHand Hygiene 49  \ngloves 51  \nPersonal Protective Equipment and Drapes 52  \nUse of Antiseptic 54  \nSkin Preparation prior to Surgical Procedures 55  \nInstructions for Cervical or Vaginal Preparation 56  \nSkin Preparation for Injections 56  \nSafe Practices in Operating Rooms 56  \nInstruments Causing Injuries 57  \nSafe Handling of Hypodermic Needles and Syringes 58  \nInfection Prevention Techniques 60  \nInstrument Processing 61  \nwaste Management 68  \nChapter 5 | MEDICAl ElIgIBIlITY CRITERIA  \nIntroduction 73  \nBarriers to Contraceptive Use 73  \nAddressing Medical Barriers: world Health Organization  \nMedical Eligibility Criteria 75  \nIdentification of Conditions 75  \npage iv  \nChapter 6 | NATURAl METHODS  \nIntroduction 87  \nlactational Amenorrhoea Method (lAM) family Planning Method Based on Breastfeeding 88  \nCounselling for Breastfeeding 93  \nContraception for Non-lactating Mothers 94  \nSuitable Methods of Contraception during lactation 94  \nfertility Awareness-Based Methods 94  \nCalendar-Based Methods 97  \nSymptoms-Based Methods 101  \nwithdrawal Method (Coitus Interruptus) 105  \nChapter 7 | BARRIER AND ","cbCaiijKi0yzczel","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiijKi0yzczel","pdf",6023071,354,"English","# Chapter 1 Family Planning Service Delivery in Pakistan\n## Country Profile\n## Pakistan’s Population welfare Programme: History\n## Population Policy 2002\n## The Millennium Development goals\n## Pakistan Population Sector Initiatives\n## Population welfare Programme—Service Delivery Infrastructure\n## Components of National RHS Package of Pakistan\n## list of Quality of Care Indicators\n## Checklists on QoC for Service Delivery Points\n## Emergency Medicine list\n# Chapter 2 Counselling and Informed Choice in Family Planning\n## Principles of good Counselling\n## The Counselling Process\n## Benefits of Counselling\n## Qualities of a good Counsellor\n## Standards of a good Counsellor\n## Informed Choice\n## Informed Consent\n## Client Assessment\n## Counselling of Clients with Special Needs\n## Counselling Men\n## Rumours and Misconceptions\n## The Rights of family Planning Clients\n# Chapter 3 Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy\n## Key Research findings about the Risks of Closely Spaced Pregnancies\n## Three Components of Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy\n## Difference between “Birth Interval” and “Interpregnancy Interval”\n## Benefits of HTSP for Newborns and Infants\n## Benefits of HTSP for Mothers\n## Benefits of HTSP for Delaying Early Childbearing among Adolescents\n# Chapter 4 Asepsis/ Infection Prevention in Family Planning\n## Standard Precautions\n## Hand Hygiene\n## Personal Protective Equipment and Drapes\n## Use of Antiseptic\n## Infection Prevention Techniques\n## Instrument Processing\n## waste 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