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Effectiveness Of A Natural Family Planning Service Program, Richard Fehring, Mary Schneider
Effectiveness Of A Natural Family Planning Service Program, Richard Fehring, Mary Schneider
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Purpose: The aims of this study were to determine and compare extended use-effectiveness of an online nurse-managed fertility education service program among women (and subgroups of women) seeking to avoid pregnancy.
Study Design and Methods: This was a 24-month prospective study of a university-based online Web site with 663 nonbreastfeeding women using an online charting system to avoid pregnancy. Participants tracked their fertility online with either cervical mucus monitoring, electronic hormonal fertility monitoring, or both fertility indicators. Unintended pregnancies were validated by professional nurses.
Results: Participants had a mean age of 30.4 years (SD = 6.3) and mean 1.7 children …