Emotional Factors in Family Planning

This paper outlines several relevant emotional aspects in family planning: the need to become pregnant; the need to have a baby; the need to have a particular baby; the need to have a baby at a particular time; “bad” feelings about conception control; those at greatest risk of unwanted pregnancy through emotional factors. A schema for assessing relevant emotional factors, while at the same time raising the individual's own consciousness about motivation, is given. The doctor's role in the management of such emotional factors and his own relevant emotional responses are considered.