What is Family Planning?
Avoiding having a baby (using contraceptive methods) is not considered to be family planning. Rather, family planning involves planning at a desirable point in your life on having a child that you will love and cherish.

How many children?
Figure out a family plan that takes into account your family's particulars including your current family situation, age of the parents, health condition and income.

When to have a child?
Whilst it is most desirable from the point of view of the health of both mother and child, to give birth during one's twenties to mid-thirties, the reality of modern day life is that the age of childbirth is currently increasing progressively. In this respect, maintaining one's health and continually being aware of one's health condition on a daily basis is an important condition of working towards pregnancy and childbirth.

Take into consideration the mother’s state of recovery of health after the birth of the first child. As you will be faced with the job of raising the first child, leaving a reasonable amount of time to ensure the mother’s bodily condition is at its best before planning on having another child.

Finances
Having a child without any prior financial preparation can be very difficult. It is essential to gradually prepare for childbirth, and ensure hospital and childbirth expenses.

Cautions following childbirth
Sexual activity should only be resumed following the check-up one-month after childbirth. There are cases where pregnancy occurs during the first ovulation following childbirth, without having yet experienced one menstrual period. It is therefore important to take contraceptive precautions when engaging in sexual activity following childbirth.