The Reproductive Life Plan in Midwifery Counseling

Knowledge will be measured by knowledge of the following:

• the fecundity of an ovum
• how likely it is that a 25-year old women gets pregnant if she has unprotected intercourse at the time of ovulation
• at what age there is a marked decline in women's ability to become pregnant
• baby take home rate after IVF-treatment
• factors that can impair female fertility
• healthy lifestyle during pregnancy planning

Family planning intentions will be measured by the following questions:

• Do you want (more) children in your life?
• If yes, how many (more) children do you want?
• If yes, at which age would you like to have your first/next child?
• If yes, at which age you like to have your last child?

Experience of the intervention is measure by

• The overall experience of the intervention (very positive - very negative)
• If the intervention made them think about reproduction in a different way
• If the intervention made them search for more information about reproduction
• The likelihood of approaching a midwife if they have more questions about reproduction
• If they considered that midwifes or other health care professionals routinely should discuss the Reproductive Life Plan with their patients