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We are grateful to Drs Walker and Davis for their letter which suggests that the views expressed by midwives in our study (regarding lack of knowledge and training on contraception) are likely to represent midwives’ experiences throughout the UK. We also are pleased to learn that local initiatives are underway (such as those in Lanarkshire) to facilitate access to the contraceptive implant for ...

Most women can safely begin taking hormonal birth control products immediately after an office visit, at any point in the menstrual cycle. Because hormonal contraceptives do not accelerate cervical neoplasia or interfere with cervical cytology, women who have not had a recent Papanicolaou smear can begin using hormonal contraceptives before the test is performed. After childbirth, most women ca...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the reproductive health of women who survive obstetric complications in poor countries. Our aim was to determine how severe obstetric complications in Burkina Faso affect reproductive events in the first year postpartum. METHODS Data were collected from a prospective cohort of women who either experienced life threatening (near-miss) pregnancy-related complica...

BACKGROUND Establishing effective postnatal contraception is essential for HIV-seropositive women to avoid the risk of unwanted pregnancy and minimise HIV transmission to HIV-seronegative partners. The authors describe their experience of providing postnatal contraception to HIV-seropositive women who attend a community-based integrated sexual health clinic. METHODS The authors performed a re...

OBJECTIVE This study examines the reasons for not using any method of contraception as well as reasons for not using modern methods of contraception, and factors associated with the future intention to use different types of contraceptives in India and its selected states, namely Uttar Pradesh, Assam and West Bengal. METHODS Data from the third wave of District Level Household and Facility Su...

We thank McCance and Cameron for their article on midwives’ experiences and views on postpartum contraception and for highlighting an often neglected aspect of maternity care. The midwives interviewed by McCance were generally not very positive about their ability to make a difference. We would like to describe a positive experience and the approach used in our work with vulnerable families. Th...

CONTEXT Effective contraception is essential in women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) but should not increase their already substantial risk of developing type 2 diabetes. OBJECTIVE To determine whether exposure to low-dose oral contraceptives increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus in women with recent GDM. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study of 904 Latinas w...