The most appropriate statement for introducing the topic of family planning in the postpartum setting is

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Discussing future pregnancy plans opens the conversation to ways of preventing pregnancy from occurring before the woman is ready to have another child. "Do you plan on being sexually active in the future?" will only provide a yes or no ans and not allow for conversation. The family needs to be ready to talk about birth control; the effect of breastfeeding on birth control is applicable only to the woman. Pamphlets are not always the best form of teaching. The patient is usually too tired and overwhelmed to read more information in the immediate postpartum period.

The Most Appropriate Statement for Introducing the Topic of Family