Greetings,

Family Health International (FHI) is pleased to announce the release of
a new family planning checklist
<http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/checklists/implants/index.ht
m>  for screening clients who want to initiate the use of contraceptive
implants.

Contraceptive implants
<http://www.fhi.org/en/Topics/contraceptive_implants.htm>  are
matchstick-sized rods that contain progestin. Implanted beneath the skin
of a woman's upper arm, the progestin is slowly released over 3 to 5
years. Contraceptive implants, such as Norplant, Jadelle, Sinoplant, and
Implanon, are safe and effective for use by most women. For some women,
implants are generally not recommended because of the presence of
certain medical conditions, such as some liver tumors or breast cancer.
This new checklist is designed to help health care providers screen
clients for certain medical conditions to determine if they are
appropriate candidates.

The implants checklist is based on recommendations included in the World
Health Organization's Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use
(WHO MEC 2004; updated 2008). The checklist can be used by appropriately
trained health care providers including nurses, nurse-midwives,
nurse-practitioners, midwives, and physicians.

This checklist is part of a series of screening checklists for family
planning services, all of which have been recently updated to reflect
changes in WHO's guidance that resulted from an April 2008 WHO Working
Group Meeting
<http://www.infoforhealth.org/globalhandbook/book/fph_frontmatter/whatsn
ew.shtml> . The other checklists include the Checklist for Screening
Clients Who Want to Initiate Combined Oral Contraceptives, the Checklist
for Screening Clients Who Want to Initiate DMPA (or NET-EN), the
Checklist for Screening Clients Who Want to Initiate Use of the Copper
IUD, and the checklist entitled How to be Reasonably Sure a Client is
Not Pregnant. These are available in English, French, and Spanish. The
implants checklist will soon be available in French. They can all be
downloaded at the following link:
http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/checklists/index.htm.

Printed copies of all five checklists are available at no cost to
organizations and libraries working in developing countries. Please send
requests to [log in to unmask]

David Hock
Family Health International
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