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ArticleInternational journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2021

Use of postpartum contraception during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A retrospective cohort study.

Kirsten J H Das, Megan Fuerst, Ciara Brown, Jennifer Lesko

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Article in International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kirsten J H DasSchool of Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Megan FuerstSchool of Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Ciara BrownSchool of Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Jennifer LeskoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The George Washington Medical Faculty Associates, Washington, DC, USA.
George Washington University · USMilken Institute · USWashington University Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess how use of postpartum contraception (PPC) changed during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

methodsBilling and coding data from a single urban institution (n = 1797) were used to compare use of PPC in patients who delivered from March to June 2020 (COVID Cohort, n = 927) and from March to June 2019 (Comparison Cohort, n = 895). χ

resultsIn the COVID Cohort, 585 women (64%) attended postpartum visits (n = 488, 83.4%, via telemedicine) compared to 660 (74.7%, in-person) in the Comparison Cohort (P < 0.01). Total use of PPC remained similar: 30.4% (n = 261) in the COVID Cohort and 29.6% (n = 278) in the Comparison Cohort (P = 0.69). Compared to in-person visits in the Comparison Cohort, telemedicine visits in the COVID Cohort had similar odds of insertion of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.13, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.78-1.6), but higher odds of inpatient insertion (aOR 6.4, 95% CI 1.7-24.9). Black patients compared to white patients were more likely to initiate inpatient LARC (aOR 7.29, 95% CI 1.81-29.4) compared to the Comparison Cohort (aOR 3.63, 95% CI 0.29-46.19).

conclusionUse of PPC remained similar during COVID-19 with a decrease of in-person postpartum visits, new adoption of postpartum telemedicine visits, and an increase in inpatient insertion of LARC with higher odds of inpatient placement among black patients.

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COVID-19Cohort StudiesContraceptionContraception BehaviorFemaleHumansPostpartum PeriodRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2contraceptionlong-acting reversible contraceptionpostpartum carepregnancy planningpublic health emergencyshort-acting reversible contraceptiontelehealthtelemedicine

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PMCPMC9087774
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