ReviewMaternal health, neonatology and perinatology2017
Immediate postpartum use of long-acting reversible contraceptives in low- and middle-income countries.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of postpartum contraceptive use among women in low- and middle-income countries.Reproductive health · 2019Pooled it
- Postpartum Intrauterine Device Removal and Access to Removal in the 18 Months Following an Intervention in Tanzania, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.Studies in family planning · 2026Trial
- Delivery of home-based postpartum contraception in Southwest Trifinio, Guatemala: Reach, adoption, and implementation in a cluster-randomized trial.Contraception · 2021Trial
- Primary and secondary three-month outcomes of a cluster-randomized trial of home-based postpartum contraceptive delivery in southwest Trifinio, Guatemala.Reproductive health · 2020Trial
- Increasing Access to Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception on Pregnancy and Contraceptive Outcomes in Patients Seeking Permanent Contraception Postpartum.The Permanente journal · 2026Article
- Immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception in Ethiopia: A scoping review.PloS one · 2026Article
- Attitudes and Perceptions of Health Workers Towards Immediate Postpartum Family Planning at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital: A Qualitative Study.Open access journal of contraception · 2026Article
- Barriers and enablers to utilisation of postpartum long-acting reversible contraception in Eastern Uganda: a qualitative study.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2024Article
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- Continuous quality improvement strategy for increasing immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraceptive use at Jimma University Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia.BMJ open quality · 2023Review
- Socio-demographic and antenatal care-related factors associated with early post-partum family planning use in Ethiopia: evidence from Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016 data.Frontiers in global women's health · 2023Article
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of immediate postpartal intrauterine contraceptive device use in Ethiopia.Heliyon · 2022Review
- Mapping evidence on postpartum modern family planning service uptake among women in Ethiopia: A scoping review.Frontiers in global women's health · 2022Article
- Incorporating Method Dissatisfaction into Unmet Need for Contraception: Implications for Measurement and Impact.Studies in family planning · 2021Article
- Utilization of Immediate Postpartum Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives among Women Who Gave Birth in Public Health Facilities in Eastern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of reproductive medicine · 2021Article
- Determinants of Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device Uptake among Women Delivering in Public Hospitals of South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019: An Unmatched Case-Control Study.Obstetrics and gynecology international · 2021Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with postpartum use of long-acting reversible contraception in Bukombe District, Geita Region, Tanzania: a community- based study.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2020Article
- Effect of integrating maternal health services and family planning services on postpartum family planning behavior in Ethiopia: results from a longitudinal survey.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Quality and Cost Interventions During the Extended Perinatal Period to Increase Family Planning Use in Kinshasa, DRC: Results From an Initial Study.Global health, science and practice · 2018Article
- Postpartum contraceptive initiation and use: Evidence from Accra, Ghana.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
Globally, data show that many women of reproductive age desire to use modern family planning methods. Many of these women do not have access to modern contraceptives, which is termed their 'unmet need' for contraception. In low- and middle-income countries where total fertility rates can be high and many women have undesired fertility, or wish to increase their inter-pregnancy intervals, access to modern contraceptives is often inadequate. The puerperium is a unique time for interventions to offer modern contraceptive methods. Having just given birth, women may desire contraceptives to prevent short-interval pregnancy, or further pregnancy, altogether. In high-, middle-, and low-income countries there has been an increased interest in the placement of long-acting reversible contraceptives at or immediately after delivery, regardless of delivery mode. These methods can provide women with highly effective contraception for years, can be manufactured at low cost, are generally well tolerated with a good safety profile, and do not require the user to remember to take them. Oral contraceptives and injectable medications require the patient to present to the clinic during a specific timeframe for follow-up care or a refill, and the clinic may not be proximate, affordable, or have the desired contraceptive in stock. This document will review the currently published literature on the use of immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraceptives (placed within two days of delivery) in low- and middle-income countries to report on the prevalence of use and satisfaction rates, and note the lack of data on cost and economic implications. We will also explore data on how future maternal, neonatal, and infant outcomes may be influenced by increased peripartum long-term contraceptive use.
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