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Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prof. Suleiman Adeniran of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, has advised couples to embrace family planning to ease the effects of economic recession.<\/p>\n

Adeniran gave the advice in Ilorin on Friday during a presentation a<\/p>\n

t a UITH Seminar on \u2018Economic Recession: A healthy way out\u2019.<\/p>\n

The gynaecologist described family planning as a concept or programme of limiting the size of families through spacing or prevention of pregnancies, especially in times of economic recession.<\/p>\n

He said it comprised a group of activities that permitted partners to decide freely the numbers of children they desire to have as well as spacing of pregnancies.<\/p>\n

He listed health benefits of family planning contraceptives to include prevention of HIV\/AIDs, sexually transmitted diseases, reduction in cases of unsafe abortions and attendant complications.<\/p>\n

Other benefits, according to him, are reduction of maternal morbidity and mortality, reduction of infant mortality, among other contraceptive benefits.<\/p>

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Adeniran also mentioned the social and economic benefits of family planning as its supports health and development of the couples, especially mothers.<\/p>\n

According to him, it allows greater investment in each child that is key to slowing unsuitable population growth and its negative effects on economy, environment and development efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt mitigates adverse effects of population dynamics on natural resources including food and water, increases economic growth and social stability and a better security for all,\u2019\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n

The gynaecologist listed contraceptive methods to include oral contraceptive pills, injectable contraceptive, barrier methods, male and female condom, implants, intrauterine device, surgical method and vasectomy.<\/p>\n

He added that family planning is one of the cost-effective health interventions that can guarantee the economic well-being of families and communities.<\/p>\n

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