The Standard Days Method® (SDM) and Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM) are considered modern, evidence-based methods of family planning by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is included in the state-of-the-art reproductive health guidelines. These documents are often used by UNFPA, USAID missions, Ministries of Health and NGOs for programmatic and policy support.
- Contraceptive Technology, 18th Revised Edition, Chapter 15: Fertility Awareness-Based Methods (19th Revised Edition available here)
- Four Cornerstones of Evidence-Based Guidance for Family Planning Programs, World Health Organization
Family Planning: A global handbook for providers, 2007
The decision-making tool for family planning clients and providers, 2005
Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use, 2004
Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use, 2004
K4Health Toolkits
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The Standard Days Method Toolkit: A comprehensive, evidence-based resource on SDM is now just a click away. The SDM Toolkit provides policy makers, health care providers, and program managers across the globe with state-of-the-art information on this highly-effective fertility awareness-based method (FAM) of family planning that has been proven to expand choice for women and couples.
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The LAM Toolkit was developed by the LAM Interagency Working Group to provide evidence-based guidance and tools to update, expand or develop LAM service provision programs. Expanding access to LAM with high quality services helps fulfill women`s right to contraceptive choice and can facilitate use of other family planning methods during a critical time in a woman`s reproductive lifetime - the postpartum period.
