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ArticleAJOG global reports2023

Nonfulfillment of desired postpartum permanent contraception and resultant maternal and pregnancy health outcomes.

Aurora Ford, Mustafa Ascha, Barbara Wilkinson, Emily Verbus, Mary Montague, Jane Morris, Kavita Shah Arora

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Article in AJOG global reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Aurora FordDepartment of Bioethics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Mustafa AschaCleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Barbara WilkinsonDepartment of Bioethics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Emily VerbusDepartment of Bioethics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Mary MontagueDepartment of Bioethics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Jane MorrisDepartment of Bioethics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Kavita Shah AroraDepartment of Bioethics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Case Western Reserve University · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUp to half of the patients requesting postpartum permanent contraception do not undergo the desired procedure. Although nonfulfillment of desired postpartum permanent contraception is associated with increased risk of pregnancy within 12 months of delivery, its long-term reproductive and maternal health outcomes are less clear.

objectiveThis study aimed to determine the association of fulfillment of postpartum permanent contraception with number and timing of subsequent pregnancies and maternal health outcomes. STUDY

designThis was a retrospective single-center cohort chart review study of health outcomes in the 4 years following delivery (2016-2018) for 1331 patients with a documented contraceptive plan of female permanent contraception at time of postpartum discharge from 2012 to 2014. Rates of permanent contraception fulfillment within 90 days of delivery and clinical and demographic characteristics associated with permanent contraception were calculated. We determined number of and time to subsequent pregnancies, and diagnoses of medical comorbidities (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, depression, anxiety, asthma, anemia), sexually transmitted infection, and pregnancy comorbidities (preterm birth, gestational diabetes mellitus, gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, postpartum hemorrhage, low birthweight, intrauterine fetal demise) in the 4 years following delivery.

resultsOf the 1331 patients desiring permanent contraception postpartum, 588 (44.1%) had their requests fulfilled within 90 days of delivery and 743 (55.8%) did not. Patients who achieved permanent contraception fulfillment tended to have attended more outpatient prenatal visits, delivered via cesarean delivery, and were older, married, college-educated, and privately insured. Patients who received their desired postpartum permanent contraception were less likely to have subsequent intrauterine pregnancies (

conclusionNonfulfillment of desired postpartum permanent contraception is associated with subsequent maternal reproductive and nonreproductive health ramifications. Given the barriers to permanent contraception, alternative plans for contraception should be discussed proactively if permanent contraception is not provided.

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disparitymaternal healthpostpartum contraceptionshort interpregnancy intervalsterilization

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PMID36655168
PMCPMC9841276
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