Using the Reproductive Life Plan in contraceptive counselling

  • Tanja Tydén Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; and Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2172-6527
  • Sarah Verbiest School of Social Work and the Center for Maternal and Infant Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; and National Preconception Health and Health Care Initiative, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
  • Theo Van Achterberg Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; and KU Leuven, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Leuven, Belgium
  • Margareta Larsson Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
  • Jenny Stern Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; and Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03009734.2016.1210267
Keywords: Counselling, preconception care, preconception health, reproduction, reproductive life plan

Abstract

Having children or not is one of the most important decisions that a person will make in his or her lifetime. The Reproductive Life Plan (RLP) is a protocol that aims to encourage both women and men to reflect on their reproductive intentions and to find strategies for successful family planning, for example to have the wanted number of children and to avoid unwanted pregnancies as well as ill-health that may threaten reproduction. The RLP was developed in an American context for promotion of reproductive health in a life cycle perspective. Few studies have systematically evaluated the effectiveness of using an RLP protocol in clinical practice. This article describes the application of using the RLP protocol in contraceptive counselling in Sweden.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Published
2016-09-20
How to Cite
Tydén T., Verbiest S., Van Achterberg T., Larsson M., & Stern J. (2016). Using the Reproductive Life Plan in contraceptive counselling. Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 121(4), 299–303. https://doi.org/10.1080/03009734.2016.1210267
Issue
Vol. 121 No. 4 (2016): Upsala J Med Sci - Special Issue on Preconception Health and Care
Section
Original Articles

Authors retain copyright of their work, with first publication rights granted to Upsala Medical Society. Read the full Copyright- and Licensing Statement.

Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC