SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCES IN FAMILY PLANNING GROUP

INTRODUCTION: Family planning is the right of women, men and choose free power couples and consciously the number of children they want, when they have them and the spacing between them, guaranteed by the Constitution and by Law No. 9,263, of January 12, 1996. It is a set of actions that are offered all resources, both to help to have children, resources to design, how to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. GOAL: To present an account of family planning group experience of a basic unit of Health. METHODOLOGY: The educational group works as a conversation circle and it happens fortnightly on Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and enables each participant voluntary to choose a contraceptive method that best suits to your reality. Initially addressed the group's objectives and understanding it by the end we are going to have the question of each participant about what is family planning. The issues relate to reproductive health, and the different types of contraceptive methods, emphasizing the advantages and disadvantages of each method. RESULTS: Increased participation of adolescents; Reduction in choice for definitive methods after group membership, increased participation of men, Increased demand for the inclusion of intra uterine device. CONCLUSION: With this experience it can be seen that the planning group has been able to achieve its goal to strengthen sexual and reproductive health. We note the importance of the group in deciding on the most suitable contraceptive method for each family.