Family Planning and Baby Spacing

Key Concepts/Main Points

• Educate participant on baby spacing so that she can explain why appropriate Baby Spacing will help her and her family.
• Help participant identify at least one contraceptive choice that fits with her and her partner’s needs, beliefs and behaviors and develop a plan to begin using that method right away.
• Understand how to access the Medicaid Extended Family Planning Waiver, if eligible.

Questions to Ask Yourself

• Is Family Planning a part of your life?
• What methods of birth control have you used in the past?
• How many children do you want to have?
• What do you think is an ideal number of months or years to have between your children?
• Do you and your partner have the same ideas about this topic? defects

Questions for a First Time Mom

• How long do you want to wait before you have another baby?
• How many years apart are you from your siblings?
• How did that impact your life growing up?
• In what ways was the spacing between you and your siblings good? In what ways was it bad?

Mom with More Than One Child

• How far apart are your children in age?
• How many more children would you like to have?
• How long do you want to wait before you have another baby?

Instructor Tips:
Section Goal: Teach participant why family planning is beneficial and help her decide which birth control method is best for her