Every engaged couple should take a complete course in natural family planning as part of the normal process of preparing for marriage. Such a course should teach the Seven Standards of ecological breastfeeding, all the signs of fertility and infertility, and the doctrine of the Church regarding birth control. An NFP course should be an agent of evangelization. It should not only explain what the Church teaches about birth control and natural family planning, but should also affirm the divinely aided teaching authority of the Church.
For different approaches on the evil of contraception and for extensive Biblical foundations and ecclesial documentation supporting the doctrine of birth regulation taught by the Church, read Chapters 16, 17 and 18 in Sex and the Marriage Covenant: A Basis for Morality.
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August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week. Read our daily blogs and learn more about breastfeeding infertility and eco-breastfeeding.
Sheila Kippley
Natural Family Planning: The Complete Approach, 2009
Breastfeeding and Catholic Motherhood, 2005
The Seven Standards of Ecological Breastfeeding: The Frequency Factor, 2008
Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing, 1974 classic edition, 2008