FAMILY PLANNING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does family planning mean? 

• FAMILY PLANNING (noun)
  The noun FAMILY PLANNING has 1 sense:

1. limiting the number of children born

  Familiarity information: FAMILY PLANNING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAMILY PLANNING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Limiting the number of children born

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

birth control; birth prevention; family planning

Hypernyms ("family planning" is a kind of...):

planning (an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "family planning"):

coitus interruptus; onanism; pulling out; withdrawal; withdrawal method (a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation)

natural family planning (any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs; coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle)

contraception; contraceptive method (birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery)

 Context examples 

Knowledge, attitudes, and associated behaviors which pertain to health-related events such as procedures, diseases, or family planning.

(Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviors, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The One Step hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) urine pregnancy test came to the attention of the TGA after a family planning clinic reported three cases of false negative readings of the test.

(Numerous home pregnancy tests recalled after false negative results reported, Wikinews)

But test results might help a person make life decisions, such as family planning or insurance coverage.

(Genetic Testing, NIH: National Human Genome Research Institute)

CNMs provide primary health care to women of childbearing age including: prenatal care, labor and delivery care, care after birth, gynecological exams, newborn care, assistance with family planning decisions, preconception care, menopausal management and counseling in health maintenance and disease prevention.

(Certified Nurse Midwife, NCI Thesaurus)