NYSTCE Health Education Exam Prep

Category - Personal Health: Relationships

Family planning is practiced to control which aspect of pregnancy?
  1. To control the timing of pregnancy
  2. To control the length of a pregnancy
  3. To control how many children to have during a pregnancy
  4. To control the sex of the child
Explanation
Answer: A - Family planning is used to control the timing of a pregnancy. This is also known as “spacing children.” There are many reasons for this practice including but not limited to the health issues of the birth mother, ability to care by the parents, etc.
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