A nurse midwife is teaching a 14-year-old girl about contraceptives. The client gave birth to a healthy baby girl three days ago. The nurse midwife is correct when she says that the most effective way to protect against conception is through:

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Abstinence is the most effective way to protect against conception. Natural family planning has a failure rate of about 20%. Oral contraception has a failure rate of about 3%. If used correctly, oral contraceptives are 99.5% effective. Surgical methods have a failure rate between 0.1 and 0.4%.

A Nurse Midwife Is Teaching a 14-Year-Old Girl About Contraceptives