[Jamaican music playing]
[Singer:] Whoa whoa whoa whoa.
Whoa whoa whoa whoa.
[Jamaican music continues]
[Singer:] Do what you want.
[Speaker 1:] What's it good for?
How will it help me?
[Speaker 2:] I don't even know what it
means by that, family planning.
[Speaker 3:] I don't think it's wrong for you to have children
and you are not married.
[Speaker 4:] I read about family planning,
but my man don't like it at all.
[Speaker 5:] I don't use family planning.
I use the French letter.
[Speaker 6:] I went up there Tuesday,
but the clinic was closed.
[Speaker 7:] I think is a good thing.
But I think the woman should do it.
[Speaker 8:] My girlfriend had the coil.
Well, she said it hurt so, she took it out.
[Speaker 9:] I don't trust any man.
I'm going to take care of myself.
[Speaker 10:] I really wanted to go to the commercial school.
And look what happened to me.
[Narrator:] Many people have questions
about family planning, and that's only natural.
Some are afraid.
Some don't believe it means anything to them.
Some have heard rumors or misleading stories.
Unfortunately, some people wait too
long to find out how family planning can help them.
Sometimes, people feel funny about going
to the family planning center, especially for the first time.
They don't know what to expect.
They don't feel comfortable talking
about their private lives to a stranger.
But fortunately, more and more average Americans
are realizing that family planning
can help us better our lives.
More and more women and men are coming to the centers.
And they're finding that the people who work in the centers
really care about them. Listen to their problems,
and give them the help they need.
[First Stop to Somewhere]
But let's visit a family planning center,
so you can see what it's like for yourself.
[Waiting room conversations]
[Speaker 11:] My boyfriend and I agreed that family planning
was a good thing.
He has another year before he graduates.
And, of course, I don't want to lose my job at the bank.
But then I had to admit I felt a little strange about coming
to the center at first.
[Waiting room conversations]
The first thing I noticed, and you'll see that when you come,
was that the center was really a nice place. Really pleasant.
Then, as I looked around, I saw how many
other girls, just like myself, had come there for help.
There were even men who had come.
I also saw that things were well-organized at the center.
When your turn comes, like this lady,
the clerk takes down all the particulars
before you go in to see the nurse.
Then the thing that really impressed me
when I talked to the clerk was how nice she was.
I wasn't even embarrassed.
[Clerk:] Are you married?
[Speaker 12:] No.
[Clerk:] Do you live with a boyfriend?
[Speaker 12:] Yes.
[Clerk:] Now, how many children, living children,
have you?
[Speaker 12:] Three.
[Clerk:] Four-- three.
How many pregnancies?
[Speaker 12:] Four.
[Clerk:] Four, so that means you have three living children.
[Speaker 12:] And I lose one.
[Clerk:] Three live births, and then you had a miscarriage.
So that's four pregnancies, right?
Have you had a Pap smear before?
[Speaker 12:] No.
[Clerk:] Well, I would also have to write a form for you
and get the nurse to do it.
[Nurse:] Good afternoon, Mrs. Keith, how are you?
[Mrs. Keith:] Good afternoon, nurse, fine, thank you.
[Nurse:] And I see you have come to our family planning
thing, which I take that you are interested in family planning?
[Mrs. Keith:] Yes, nurse.
I want to space my children.
I have one baby now, and I don't want to have another one.
[Nurse:] And how old is that baby?
[Mrs. Keith:] He is just a year old now.
[Nurse:] So, I think probably you'd
want to, say, space a baby for another three or four years?
[Mrs. Keith:] About another two or three years,
my husband doesn't want us to have another one for about
two years.
[Mrs. Keith:] I was surprised how thorough the nurse was
in the examination.
And in addition to taking blood pressure,
the nurse checked my weight.
She told me how important a test for cancer is.
They call it "Paps."
Then she did one for me.
And it was so easy.
And what really impressed me was the nurse.
She explained everything to me.
And she really listened to me.
[Medical options discussion]
She was interested in my problems
and she really helped me making my decision.
[Nurse:] It's the pill.
It's about 99.8%.
[Doctor:] This is quite suitable in some cases.
So that, in general--
[Speaker 11:] After talking with the nurse
about the different kinds of family planning methods,
I decided to have a coil inserted,
because once it was done, I wouldn't
have to worry about it.
And I would be completely protected.
As the doctor was there, instead of the nurse fitting my coil,
she handed me over to a nice doctor.
He made sure I understood all about the coil.
Then he gave me an internal examination
and inserted the coil, which he will do with this lady.
[Doctor:] This is also quite a suitable method.
Unfortunately, for the first, sometimes
the first week after the insertion of the coil,
patients sometimes have abdominal pains and bleeding.
But in my experience, this usually
clears up within this period.
For the first three months, at least,
one has to expect that the periods might be heavier.
Have you got any questions to ask?
[Speaker 13:] Well-- [? inaudible]
Not at present, because the nurse had
explained most of it already.
[Nurse:] How did you like your exam?
[Speaker 12:] Well, nice and painless.
[Nurse:] Like it work.
[Speaker 12:] Yes.
[Nurse:] And you have selected a method.
[Speaker 12:] Yes.
[Nurse:] Right.
[Speaker 11:] I remember after the doctor finished with me,
I went back to the clerk, like this lady.
I got my appointment to come back for my checkup.
And when I came back, I picked up
some pills for my girlfriend.
[Speaker 12:] He said to come back the 10th and first
of next month.
[Nurse:] The first of next month.
[Speaker 11:] My boyfriend came to meet me at the center
and I couldn't wait to tell him all about it as we left.
[Jamaican music playing in the background]
I'm so glad I decided to visit my family planning center.
I'm telling all my girlfriends about it.
I know that family planning will help us better our lives.
[Narrator:] Family planning can better your life.
Visit your nearest family planning center today.
[Jamaican music continues]
[An Airlie Production]
[Singer:] Do what you want.
[Executive producer, Murdock Head, M.D.]
Do what you want.
[Produced and directed by, John S. Scanlan]
[Music]
[Director of photography, Charles E. Francis]
[Written by, June Cottle]
[Edited by, Gordon L. Heerman, Raymond Garcia]
[Singer:] Whoa whoa whoa whoa.
[Photography by, Charles Durie]
[Sound by, Michael Barrett]
[Singer:] Whoa whoa whoa whoa.
Whoa whoa whoa whoa.
[Special consultant, Basil L. Morgan]
[Exec. Asst., National Family Planning Board]
[Music by, Gay Feet, Ltd., Kingston, Jamaica]
[Produced for, The National Family Planning Board, Jamaica, West Indies]
[Singer:] Do what you want.
[Music fades out]