family planning

noun

: planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through birth control

Examples of family planning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The blowback was immediate: The decision kicked off a frenzy among patients and doctors grappling with its implications for people attempting to conceive, often after years of struggling to have children or other complications in family planning. Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024 The decision kicked off a frenzy among patients and doctors grappling with its implications for people attempting to conceive, often after years of struggling to have children or other complications in family planning. Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024 Keep central planning out of family planning, and families will flourish. Chelsea Follett, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024 Also among the action are Sam, a wise local doctor who works and plays too hard, and Delia, a meek, young neighbor fighting hard to open a family planning clinic in Harlem. Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2024 On Monday, Biden unveiled new executive actions addressing family planning at a White House meeting with an administration task force. Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg.com, 23 Jan. 2024 Raising the birthrate has been a top priority for the government, which in recent years has eased strict family planning policies that restricted most couples to only one child from the late 1970s until 2015 to prevent the population from growing too quickly. Larissa Gao, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2024 The author cited a range of factors increasing the risk of maternal and neonatal deaths in these settings, including inadequate prenatal care services and limited family planning programs. Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN, 29 Nov. 2023 Couples also very often add cash funds to help pay for other milestones like their honeymoon, purchasing a home, family planning, or paying down debts. Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 17 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of family planning was in 1934

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“Family planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20planning. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

family planning

noun
: planning that is intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children by using effective methods of birth control

Medical Definition

family planning

noun
: planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through effective methods of birth control

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