SynthesisInternational journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2014
Outreach and integration programs to promote family planning in the extended postpartum period.
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- Antenatal Care Interventions to Increase Contraceptive Use Following Birth in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.Global health, science and practice · 2024Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of post-partum family planning interventions on contraceptive use and method mix at 1 year after childbirth in Kinshasa, DR Congo (Yam Daabo): a single-blind, cluster-randomised controlled trial.The Lancet. Global health · 2020Trial
- The effect of prenatal counselling on postpartum family planning use among early postpartum women in Masindi and Kiryandongo districts, Uganda.The Pan African medical journal · 2015Trial
- Population-oriented health promotion and disease prevention interventions in primary healthcare: a scoping review of reviews.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- The state of postpartum contraceptive use in India: descriptive lessons from nationally representative survey data.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Cofactors of earlier uptake of modern postpartum family planning methods in Kenya.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Effect of Package of Interventions on the Use and Quality of Postpartum Family Planning Services at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College (Y12HMC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Health services insights · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding and Its Associated Factors Among Women Attending Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre In Northern Eastern, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study.The East African health research journal · 2023Article
- The "Family Health = Family Wealth" intervention: study protocol for a pilot quasi-experimental controlled trial of a multi-level, community-based family planning intervention for couples in rural Uganda.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
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- Characteristics of successful integrated family planning and maternal and child health services: Findings from a mixed-method, descriptive evaluation.F1000Research · 2019Article
- Effectiveness of a package of postpartum family planning interventions on the uptake of contraceptive methods until twelve months postpartum in Burkina Faso and the Democratic Republic of Congo: the YAM DAABO study protocol.BMC health services research · 2018Article
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- Counseling on family planning during ANC service increases the likelihood of postpartum family planning use in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective follow up study.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2018Article
- Levels, trends and correlates of unmet need for family planning among postpartum women in Indonesia: 2007-2015.BMC women's health · 2017Article
- Home visiting for first-time mothers and subsequent pregnancy spacing.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2017Article
- Predictors of Non-Attendance to the Postpartum Follow-up Visit.Maternal and child health journal · 2016Article
- Postpartum family planning: current evidence on successful interventions.Open access journal of contraception · 2016Review
- It's about time: WHO and partners release programming strategies for postpartum family planning.Global health, science and practice · 2014Review
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Abstract
backgroundWHO recommends birth spacing to improve the health of the mother and child. One strategy to facilitate birth spacing is to improve the use of family planning during the first year postpartum.
objectivesTo determine from the literature the effectiveness of postpartum family-planning programs and to identify research gaps. SEARCH STRATEGY: PubMed and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were systematically searched for articles published between database inception and March 2013. Abstracts of conference presentations, dissertations, and unpublished studies were also considered. SELECTION CRITERIA: Published studies with birth spacing or contraceptive use outcomes were included. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Standard abstract forms and the US Preventive Services Task Force grading system were used to summarize and assess the quality of the evidence. MAIN
resultsThirty-four studies were included. Prenatal care, home visitation programs, and educational interventions were associated with improved family-planning outcomes, but should be further studied in low-resource settings. Mother-infant care integration, multidisciplinary interventions, and cash transfer/microfinance interventions need further investigation.
conclusionsProgrammatic interventions may improve birth spacing and contraceptive uptake. Larger well-designed studies in international settings are needed to determine the most effective ways to deliver family-planning interventions.
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