Contraception of Parents´ Eyes and Cooperation with Midwife

Contraception is one of the forms of negative parenthood planning which incorporates the effort and measures to regulate population and prevent unwanted pregnancy. At present there are a large number of modern contraception products but not each method is suitable for each woman or couple. Therefore, education in this issue is necessary, in particular for adolescent girls. Parents have the greatest influence on the sexual development of their child since they are the first and the most important teachers of sex education for their child. So it is important that the parents are educated in the field of contraception and are able to advise their daughters. Within the scope of nursing care, a midwife shall assist and educate women in selection of a suitable contraception. The theoretical part is focused on contraception methods, the role of family in sex education and on the education of midwives. The practical part addresses parents? awareness of contraception, and the chances of midwives to provide education in the area of planned parenthood and contraception. To handle the given issue, qualitative research in combination with quantitative research was selected. The quantitative research was conducted in the form of anonymous questionnaires intended for parents of secondary-school girls. The qualitative research used the method of interviews with midwives in gynaecology-obstetrics offices in České Budějovice. Four objectives and associated hypotheses and research questions were set. Objective 1: To ascertain the knowledge of parents concerning the methods, effects, reliability and other issues of contraception. Objective 2: To ascertain what criteria parents use to select the contraception for their children. Objective 3: To ascertain whether parents prefer information on contraception from a midwife in a gynaecologist?s office to other information sources. Objective 4: To ascertain whether a midwife has a chance to inform parents of contraception methods within the scope of her educational activity. The objectives have been fulfilled. Hypothesis 1: ?Parents have information on contraception methods? has been confirmed. Hypothesis 2 and Hypothesis 3, namely that parents leave the decision in the matter of contraception to their child and that the main criterion for the selection of contraception is high reliability, have also been confirmed. Hypothesis 4: ?Parents prefer information on contraception from other sources to the information from a midwife? has also been confirmed. The qualitative research has revealed that midwives are well-informed on the latest trends of contraception due to the frequent visits of gynaecologist?s offices by dealers of pharmacological companies. It also follows from the results that the provider of fundamental information is a medical doctor. Although the education in the area of planned parenthood and contraception falls within their competence, midwives do not play any significant role in education concerning this issue. This bachelor thesis may serve as a source of information and a study material for further midwife students. The thesis may also be used as an educational material for midwives at work and for future users who think of using any of contraception methods