Natural Family Planning
Natural Family Planning (NFP) refers to the practice of avoiding or achieving pregnancy according to an informed awareness of a woman’s fertility.It can also refer to the spacing of pregnancies through ecological breast-feeding.Natural Family Planning’s Sympto-Thermal method teaches how to observe and interpret these signs… enabling couples to achieve or avoid pregnancy naturally…by becoming aware of the woman’s natural metabolic […]
Natural Family Planning (NFP)— Effective and easy
“Many families of ordinary means place their fecundity at the Lord’s disposal, gratefully and delightedly accepting every precious child he chooses to send them. As long as they also follow his plan for nourishing babies, i.e. “ecological” breastfeeding, they generally enjoy a spacing between children of 1½-2½ years or longer. Because of the natural infertility […]
Natural Family Planning Is a Church-Approved Method for Spacing Births?
CatholicShare Brief Overview Detailed Response Historical Context of Natural Family Planning The Catholic Church’s endorsement of Natural Family Planning (NFP) emerged from centuries of reflection on marriage and human sexuality. Early Church teachings, rooted in scripture and tradition, emphasized the sanctity of marriage and the procreative purpose of the marital act, as seen in Genesis 1:28 and Ephesians […]
The How and Why of Natural Family Planning
MARY SHIVANANDAN What is natural family planning, how does it work, and how easy is it to learn and practice? “Natural family planning.” No, it’s not the old calendar “rhythm” method just being peddled under a new name. It ordinarily does not require long periods of sexual abstinence. And it’s not “Vatican Roulette,” the nickname […]
The Effectiveness of Natural Family Planning
John Kippley Part 1 — INTRODUCTION TO EFFECTIVENESS Part 1: Introduction: The Effectiveness of NFPPart 2: Method EffectivenessPart 3: User EffectivenessPart 4: The Ethics of FDA and ACOG Regarding NFPPart 5: References There is no doubt about it: some physicians are well informed about Natural Family Planning and they strongly encourage its use. Some are […]
The Difference Between NFP and Contraception and the Huge Difference It Makes
Fr. Matthew Habiger OSB PhD First of all, I want to express my appreciation for the invitation to speak at this year’s Social Awareness Week. In many countries there are what is called Social Weeks, or a week given over to lectures and discussions on how Catholic Social teaching relates to contemporary problems. The Social Awareness Week […]
REASONS CLERGY GIVE FOR THEIR SILENCE AT THE PULPIT ON NFP
Fr. Matthew Habiger, OSB “Talking about contraception and sterilization would scandalize the children in the congregation. Thus, I can’t deal with them at the pulpit.” But Jesus didn’t have such reservations. When he was addressing large crowds he talked about sexual sins. Recall the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5:27). Children are not offended by a […]
Natural Family Planning (NFP)
Natural Family Planning refers to a variety of methods used to plan or prevent pregnancy, based on identifying the woman’s fertile days. For all natural methods, avoiding unprotected intercourse during the fertile days is what prevents pregnancy. Natural methods are sometimes called Fertility Awareness-Based methods What is Natural Family Planning?Natural Family Planning refers to a variety […]
Is Natural Family Planning for You?
Dr. Paul Reisser If you and your husband wish to postpone pregnancy, you have several contraceptive options available. One approach—natural family planning (NFP)—has many advantages, yet receives little attention in popular media or the medical community. What’s the reason for this lack of awareness? Often it’s the common but mistaken impression that any method of […]
The How and Why of Natural Family Planning
MARY SHIVANANDAN What is natural family planning, how does it work, and how easy is it to learn and practice? “Natural family planning.” No, it’s not the old calendar “rhythm” method just being peddled under a new name. It ordinarily does not require long periods of sexual abstinence. And it’s not “Vatican Roulette,” the nickname […]