family planning

noun

: the use of birth control to determine the number of children there will be in a family and when those children will be born

Full Definition of FAMILY PLANNING

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

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Medical Dictionary

noun \-ˈplan-iŋ\

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

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