ReviewOpen access journal of contraception2016
Postpartum family planning: current evidence on successful interventions.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- Couples-based interventions and postpartum contraceptive uptake: A systematic review.Contraception · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of postpartum contraceptive use among women in low- and middle-income countries.Reproductive health · 2019Pooled it
- Involving men to improve maternal and newborn health: A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
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- Effect of postpartum family planning intervention and associated factors during child immunization in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Trial
- Yam Daabo interventions' effects on postpartum family planning use in Burkina Faso at 24 months after childbirth.BMC public health · 2021Trial
- 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
- Initiation of immediate postpartum family planning and its determinants among women delivering in health facilities: a cross-sectional study.Reproductive health · 2026Article
- Knowledge, Utilisation and Associated Factors of Family Planning in the Extended Postpartum Period, in Karongi District, Rwanda.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2025Article
- Associations between integrated family planning, maternal and newborn health, and immunization services and adoption of postpartum family planning and immunization services in Ethiopia.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Successful strategies that address gender-related barriers and promote bodily autonomy within efforts to scale up and sustain postpregnancy contraception: a scoping review.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Cofactors of earlier uptake of modern postpartum family planning methods in Kenya.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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- The link between breastfeeding profile and contraceptive use and barriers to breastfeeding: messages from a breastfeeding support center on the need for further strategies to improve breastfeeding.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Who actualizes postpartum contraceptive intentions? A trajectory cluster analysis.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Clustering of child deaths among families in low and middle-income countries: A meta-analysis.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Attitudes and perceptions towards postpartum contraceptive use among seroconcordant partners with HIV in rural Mozambique: a qualitative study.Global health research and policy · 2023Article
- Pregnancy risks and contraceptive use among postpartum mothers in Cameroon: implications for improving the coverage of postpartum family planning services.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- Effects of Postpartum Family Planning Counselling on Contraceptives Knowledge, Attitude and Intention Among Women Attending a General Hospital in The Gambia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Open access journal of contraception · 2023Article
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Abstract
We reviewed existing evidence of the efficacy of postpartum family planning interventions targeting women in the 12 months postpartum period in low- and middle-income countries. We searched for studies from January 1, 2004 to September 19, 2015, using the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations to assess evidence quality. Our search resulted in 26 studies: 11 based in sub-Saharan Africa, six in the Middle East and North Africa, and nine in Asia. Twenty of the included studies assessed health facility-based interventions. Three were focused on community interventions, two had community and facility components, and one was a workplace program. Overall quality of the evidence was moderate, including evidence for counseling interventions. Male partner involvement, integration with other service delivery platforms, such as prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and immunization, and innovative product delivery programs may increase knowledge and use during the postpartum period. Community-based and workplace strategies need a much stronger base of evidence to prompt recommendations.
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