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Through
the Tooele County Health Department Family Planning Program, oral contraceptives, condoms, and Depo Provera are available to those who qualify. If you would like to get
on birth control, but feel it is too expensive, call the Tooele
County Health Department and speak with a family planning nurse.
Family Planning counseling can help you learn what your birth control options are. Your family planning physician can help you choose which one will work the best for you.
Planning your future is important, especially when it comes to
preparing for your family. The best start for your future baby begins
right now, before you become pregnant. There are many things you
and your partner can do to give your baby (and your family) the
best possible start in life. How does Family Planning help? It helps you achieve the goal of planning your family. Studies have shown
that on a list of 1 to 10 reasons for sexual intimacy,, having a baby
was #8.
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Because healthy women are more likely
to have a healthy baby, good health care before pregnancy makes sense. Go talk to someone at a clinic
or talk to your health care provider about having a physical exam and counseling first!
Go in for this visit at least three months before you want to become
pregnant.
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The pre-pregnancy visit may be the single most important pregnancy
visit. In a pre-pregnancy visit, your health care provider will
discuss some or all of the following:
any
risk factors you may have (for example, diabetes,
HIV exposure, & past illness)
proper nutrition,
now and in the future
safe
sex
pregnancy
planning
spacing
your family
the
Baby
Your Baby Program
how the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program works
contraception
overcoming adverse health behaviors such as smoking,
drug addiction, & alcohol consumption
vitamins and minerals, especially folic acid
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Now is the time to plan ahead and
learn about all the things you will need to know and do to plan for
your pregnancy, your future, and parenthood. |
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