BACKGROUND There is a high unmet need for limiting and spacing child births during the postpartum period. Given the consequences of closely spaced births, and the benefits of longer pregnancy intervals, targeted activities are needed to reach this population of postpartum women. Our objective was to establish the determinants of contraceptive uptake among postpartum women in a county referral h...

BACKGROUND Implantable methods of contraception offer long-acting reversible contraception. Their uptake rate in comparison to other contraceptive methods, particularly in developed countries, has historically been low. OBJECTIVES To assess the contraceptive effectiveness, tolerability and acceptability of subdermal implants in comparison to other reversible contraceptive methods. SEARCH ST...

Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) are the most effective contraceptives and are first-line recommendations for most women. However, young women use these methods at relatively low rates. Given concern with contraceptive coercion, an underexamined factor contributing to LARC attitudes is women's perceived reproductive and bodily autonomy in regard to LARC. We conducted focus group di...

ObjectivesWe aimed to estimate the association between Medicaid unbundling of payment for long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) from global delivery fee and immediate postpartum (IPP) LARC provision, in a state outside select group early-adopters. We also examine potential moderating roles hospital academic affiliation Catholic status on IPP provision.MethodsWe used pre–post design provi...

Aim: Our aim was to study hormonal contraceptive use among women in Norway during 2006-2020 according age groups and geography, including choice of method, type prescriber for long-acting reversible contraceptives, prescriber’s adherence the national health authority recommendations.Material methods: We conducted a nationwide drug utilization all aged 16-49 years 2006-2020. The Norwegian Prescr...

Uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives has been low among many women in Kenya. This seen a surge the number unplanned pregnancies, which leads to continued poverty due large sizes families. study therefore sought establish socio-cultural factors influencing uptake reproductive age The adopted descriptive cross sectional design. was conducted public hospitals target population included ...