Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

10 p.

Publication Date

1-2004

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing

Source Publication

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing

Source ISSN

0090-0311

Original Item ID

doi: 10.1177/0884217503258549

Abstract

Nurses and other health care professionals often have little knowledge of methods of natural family planning (NFP) and do not readily prescribe natural methods for their patients. One reason for this is that little or no information on NFP is provided in nursing or medical schools. The holistic, informational, and integrative nature of NFP fits well with professional nursing practice. A university online distance education NFP teacher training program, which offers academic credit and includes theory, practice, and the latest developments in fertility monitoring, has been developed for health care professionals. Professional NFP services in the United States need to meet worldwide standards and include documenting and assessing pregnancy outcomes, tailoring NFP services to the client or couple, and simplifying them for ease of use in a standard health care practice.

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, Vol. 33, No. 1 (January 2004): 34-43. DOI. © 2004 Blackwell Publishing. Used with permission.

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