Research on resilience and the public health approach to the problem of youth violence have brought a new awareness of, and research on, protective factors -- those aspects of the individual and his or her environment that buffer or moderate the effect of risk.
Natural family planning. Natural family planning (NFP) comprises the family planning methods approved by the Roman Catholic Church and some Protestant denominations for both achieving and postponing or avoiding pregnancy. In accordance with the Church's teachings regarding sexual behavior, NFP excludes the use of other methods of birth control, which it refers to as artificial contraception.
1 Birth control is the use of practices, medications, or devices to prevent pregnancy. 2  Natural methods of birth control, or natural family planning, are a type of birth control that relies on observations about the woman's body and menstrual cycle.eader Stories. 1  Share Your Story. 2  Birth control is the use of practices, medications, or devices to prevent pregnancy. 3  Natural methods of birth control, or natural family planning, are a type of birth control that relies on observations about the woman's body and menstrual cycle.