A mother sits sewing as her children play: promoting Norplant as a family planning method in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Family Health Services Project, ca. 1994.

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[1994?]
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799487i
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A mother sits sewing as her children play: promoting Norplant as a family planning method in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Family Health Services Project, ca. 1994. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Norplant is an effective, long-acting, reversible, progestin-only contraceptive that provides protection for up to five years - clinical trials began in 1985 and use of it progressively increased by 1995 reducing the amount of women who were being sterilised; inset shows the same woman with the implant inserted in her arm; details of producer and date known from similar poster in M/MMC database (see above ref.)

Publication/Creation

[Plateau State (Nigeria)] : FHS [Family Health Services Project, Association for Voluntary Surgical Contraception (AVSC)], [1994?] (Nigeria : Printed by Zemiano Nig. Ltd.)

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colour ; sheet 61.7 x 43.9 cm

Lettering

Depend on Norplant. 5 year family planning ... for the convenience of a busy mother who wants to space her children ... Bears logo: FHS (represents Family Health Services) Bears image of couple and child within map of Nigeria as seen in Wellcome Library ref. 799480i

References note

M/MC database ref: PO-NGA-139

Reference

Wellcome Collection 799487i

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Family Health Services Project, Association for Voluntary Surgical Contraception (AVSC) ca. 1994 08/02/2012 Nigeria UkLW Transcription from the item

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