Family planning is defined as an educational, medical or social activity by which an individual decides about the number of children and the distance between each child's birth, and the manner of procreation. Family planning can include deciding how many children a person will have, as well as deciding not to have children, and the age at which they will have them. This is influenced by various external factors, such as marital status, business career, financial status, difficulties which may arise, etc. For sexually active individuals, family planning may include the use of contraception and other methods of controlling their procreation. Other aspects of family planning include sex education, prevention and control of STDs, pre-conception counseling and infertility control. Much attention is paid to maternal health during family planning. Maternal health refers to the care of a woman's health during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. Although motherhood is a positive experience that is fulfilling, too many women meets with suffering, poor health and even death.