National medical standard for reproductive health, volume I: Contraceptive services

The manual is designed to provide policy-makers, district health officers, hospital directors, clinical supervisors and service providers with accessible, clinically oriented information to guide the provision of reproductive health services in Nepal. The first section contains standards for counselling, client assessment, infection prevention, medical supervision and monitoring family planning complication management systems for provision family planning services. The second part contains national standards for specific contraceptive methods available in Nepal. The last section focuses on clients with specific needs such as women with specific medical problem or women in a particular age group.