Introduction: Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC, Intrauterine devices and Implants) stand on 1st regards to safety effectiveness. It is an easily accessible variety for spacing birth as well preventing unintended pregnancy soon after childbirth in Nepal due free supply by the Government under safe motherhood program of Reproductive health policy. Despite supply, LARC not routinely imp...

This study aims to explore the level of knowledge and practice of Iraqi women using contraceptives. A representative sample of 100 Iraqi married women aged 18-40 years used at least one contraception method was considered for this study. Data were collected from Al-Karkh Hospital for Childbirth in Baghdad by using structured questionnaire. Majority of the respondents had knowledge and awareness...

Coming Soon: “Injectables Toolkit” Web site. Go to www. injectablestoolkit.org for job aids and information about injectable contraceptives M than twice as many women are using injectable contraceptives today as a decade ago, and the numbers keep growing. Women choose injectables because they are highly effective, long-acting, reversible, and private. At the same time many women do not choose i...

OBJECTIVE Up to 50% of pregnancies are unintended in the United States, and the healthcare costs associated with pregnancy are the most expensive among hospitalized conditions. The current study aims to assess Medicaid spending on various methods of contraception and on pregnancy care including unintended pregnancies. METHODS We analyzed Medicaid health claims data from 2004 to 2010. Women 14...

BACKGROUND In the UK, a large proportion of contraceptive services are provided from general practice. However, little is known about which contraceptive services are provided and to whom. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive serial cross-sectional study of women aged 12-55 years, registered with 191 general practices in Scotland, UK between 2004 and 2009. RESULTS Annual incidence of provision o...

Limited access to modern contraceptives in populations that desire smaller families can lead to repeat unintended pregnancy and repeat abortions. We conducted an analysis of the medical records of 1,200 women seeking abortion-related services in public and private facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from October 2008 to February 2009. We examined the characteristics of initial and repeat aborti...

Introduction World health organization report indicated that, in 2013 alone, over 289,000 maternal death that resulted from pregnancy and delivery related complication were reported worldwide indicating a decline of 45% from 1990. The sub-Saharan Africa region alone accounted for 62% of maternal death followed by southern Asian country (24%). Provision of family planning is one of the effective...

The U.S. population continues to experience an alarmingly high rate of unintended pregnancies that have an impact on individual families and society alike. Lack of effective contraception accounts for most unintended pregnancies, along with incorrect use of contraceptives. The most common reversible contraceptive method used in the United States is the oral contraceptive pill, which has signifi...

Long-acting reversible contraceptives are highly effective in preventing unintended pregnancies, but take-up remains low. This paper analyzes a randomized controlled trial of interventions addressing two barriers to long-acting contraceptive adoption, credit, and informational constraints. The study offered discounts the clients women’s hospital YaoundA©, Cameroon, cross-randomized counseling...