'Family planning' is often used as a synonym for the use of
birth control, though its connotations are somewhat different. It is most usually applied to the circumstance of a
monogamous female-
male couple who wish to limit the number of
children they have and/or to control the timing of
pregnancy (also known as ''spacing children''). The phrase ''family planning'' is most frequently used to mean that the couple uses birth control to ''plan'' having children, rather than preventing pregnancy entirely.
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Birth control
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Childfree
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Parenting
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Reproductive health