Objectives We aimed to assess women's contraceptive preferences and use in the first 6
months after delivery. The postpartum period represents a key opportunity for women to …

OBJECTIVE: To assess pregnancies that could have been averted through improved access
to contraceptive methods in the 2 years after delivery. METHODS: In this cohort study, we …

OBJECTIVE: To assess women's preferences for contraception after delivery and to
compare use with preferences. METHODS: In a prospective cohort study of women aged 18 …

OBJECTIVE: To examine factors associated with postpartum contraception, including the
relationship between ethnicity and postpartum contraceptive use. METHODS: We used data …

Background Repeat pregnancies after a short interpregnancy interval are common and are
associated with negative maternal and infant health outcomes. Few studies have examined …

During pregnancy and the postpartum period, women may be more receptive to different
methods of contraception for postpartum use. Few studies have focused on the peripartum …

Timely access to contraception is vitally important after childbirth. One third of US
pregnancies are conceived less than 18 months after a prior birth [1]. These short-interval …

Background Postpartum women are at risk for unintended pregnancy. Access to immediate
long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) may help decrease this risk, but it is unclear …

Objective The objective was to examine levels of, correlates of and changes in the use of
individual and grouped methods of contraception among US females aged 15–44 from 2008 …

Objectives In the 1980s, policy makers in Mexico led a national family planning initiative
focused, in part, on postpartum IUD use. The transformative impact of this initiative is not well …