Family Planning Education and Lactating Mothers\' Desires for Choosing Postpartum Contraceptive Method

Postpartum contraceptive use and unmet need for family planning in five low-income countries

BACKGROUND During the post-partum period, most women wish to delay or prevent future pregnancies. Despite this, the unmet need for family planning up to a year after delivery is higher than at any other time. This study aims to assess fertility intention, contraceptive usage and unmet need for family planning amongst women who are six weeks postpartum, as well as to identify those at greatest r...

Family planning advice and postpartum contraceptive use among low-income women in Mexico.

CONTEXT In Mexico, family planning advice has been incorporated into the clinical guidelines for prenatal care. However, the relationship between women's receipt of family planning advice during prenatal care and subsequent contraceptive use has not been evaluated. METHODS Data were collected in 2003 and 2004 in 17 Mexican states from 2,238 urban low-income women postpartum. Participating wom...

Contraceptive counseling and postpartum contraceptive use.

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to examine the associations between prenatal and postpartum contraceptive counseling and postpartum contraceptive use. STUDY DESIGN The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System 2004-2008 data were analyzed from Missouri, New York state, and New York City (n = 9536). We used multivariable logistic regression to assess the associations between prenata...

Synthesis of Postpartum Family Planning Program Literature

Missed opportunities for family planning: an analysis of pregnancy risk and contraceptive method use among postpartum women in 21 low- and middle-income countries.

OBJECTIVES To analyze data from recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in 21 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to examine patterns of interpregnancy intervals, unmet need, pregnancy risk and family planning method use and method mix among women 0-23 months postpartum. STUDY DESIGN Secondary analysis of postpartum women aged 15-49 years in 22 DHS surveys from 21 LMICs con...

Cortical areas needed for choosing actions based on desires

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