Introduction: Methods of natural family planning with the help of biological indicators tell the couple at what stage of the menstrual cycle a woman is. By observing and evaluating biological indicators, the couple recognizes fertile days. Therefore, pregnancies can be avoided or vice versa. The use of mobile applications is inevitable nowadays and represents the possibility of a modern way of recording body signs in a woman's menstrual cycle. Purpose: Purpose of the diploma work is to describe the methods of natural family planning based on the literature review and present the role of the nurse in natural family planning methods using various mobile applications as tools, and to define their reliability. Methods: We used a descriptive research method with literature review of domestic and foreign professional and scientific literature found in databases CINAHL with full text, PubMed, MEDLINE, ERIC, Cochrane library and DiKUL. In a review and analysis we included 18 foreign original and reviewed scientific articles. Results: Mobile applications are becoming increasingly popular in the field of reproductive health and family planning and as a tool in natural family planning. Therefore, awareness or interest in such methods of family planning has increased. In mobile applications, the temperature method, the symptomatic method, the calendar method and standard days method are mostly used. The best successful mobile applications were based on symptomatic methods and standard days method. The reliability of mobile applications as a tool in natural family planning is reliable, according to research by some authors, but not by all. In the methods of natural family planning, nurses play a role of health education providers and counselors. They are also expected to participate in the development of mobile applications. Mobile applications can also serve as documentation that provide nurses with insight into a woman’s reproductive state. Discussion and conclusion: Due to the increased number of mobile applications in the field of reproductive health, the use of natural family planning methods is increasing. In today’s world, mobile applications in the field of reproductive health are evolving rapidly as they become increasingly accessible and unavoidable. Despite much research, even more mobile applications as tools in natural family planning should be explored in the future, and more importance should be given to nurses in such advanced technologies. However, nurses should more often provide health education and advise couples on natural family planning at a distance.
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