The impact of having a dedicated obstetrics and gynecology resident to provide contraceptive counseling on immediate postpartum family planning uptake: a "pre-post" study.
Reprod Health
; 19(1): 59, 2022 Mar 03.
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| ID: mdl-35241099
The postpartum period is a critical time to address unmet family planning need and to reduce the risks of short interpregnancy interval and unintended pregnancies, which translates in to a decrease in maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. In this study, postpartum women who were counselled for family planning by dedicated obstetrics and gynecology resident were more likely to use immediate postpartum family planning (PPFP) compared to women who were not counselled by such care provider. This study aimed at determining the impact of assigning a dedicated obstetrics and gynecology resident for postpartum family planning counselling, by comparing immediate PPFP (family planning provided after delivery and before discharge of mothers from Hospital) uptake between the months of June (when there was a dedicated resident) and May (when there was no dedicated resident), in 2021. Out of 908 deliveries during the month of May, the uptake of immediate PPFP was 15.4%, which was significantly lower than an uptake of 20.4% in the following month of June. Mothers who delivered during the month of June were 1.3 times more likely to use immediate PPFP than mothers who delivered in the preceding month of May. In conclusion, presence of a dedicated obstetrics and gynecology resident for postpartum family planning counselling was associated with an increase in the uptake of immediate postpartum family planning.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Aconselhamento
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Período Pós-Parto
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Serviços de Planejamento Familiar
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Reprod Health
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Etiópia