"Family Planning Policy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, to guide and determine present and future decisions on population control by limiting the number of children or controlling fertility, notably through family planning and contraception within the nuclear family.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D016656 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | I01.655.500.608.200 I01.880.604.825.608.200 N03.623.500.608.214 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Family Planning PolicyFamily Planning PolicyFamily Planning PoliciesPolicies, Family PlanningPolicy, Family Planning
 Pronatalist PolicyPronatalist PolicyPolicies, PronatalistPolicy, PronatalistPronatalist Policies
 One-Child PolicyOne-Child PolicyOne-Child PoliciesPolicies, One-ChildPolicy, One-ChildOne Child PolicyOne Child PoliciesPolicies, One ChildPolicy, One Child
 Antinatalist PolicyAntinatalist PolicyAntinatalist PoliciesPolicies, AntinatalistPolicy, Antinatalist
 Family PolicyFamily PolicyFamily PoliciesPolicies, FamilyPolicy, Family
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Family Planning Policy" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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								Xu X, Zuo H, Shi Z, Rao Y, Wang L, Zeng H, Zhang L, Sharma M, Reis C, Zhao Y. Determinants of second pregnancy among pregnant women: a hospital-based cross-sectional survey in China. BMJ Open. 2017 03 27; 7(3):e014544. 
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								Tschann M, Soon R. Contraceptive Coverage and the Affordable Care Act. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2015 Dec; 42(4):605-17. 
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								Tseng WS, Tao KT, Hsu J, Qiu JH, Li B, Goebert D. Longitudinal analysis of development among single and nonsingle children in Nanjing, China: ten-year follow-up study. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2000 Oct; 188(10):701-7.