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 …

Scientific evidence supports long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods for first-
line use as birth control. Studies have shown that LARC methods, which include the …

Background Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is among the most effective
contraceptive methods, but uptake remains low even in high-income settings. In 2009/2010 …

Objectives To examine recent rates of long-acting and permanent methods (LAPM) of
contraception use during delivery hospitalization and correlates of their use. Methods A …

METHODS: Women receiving Medicaid were prospectively recruited from a postpartum
service of a large, urban hospital before and after immediate postpartum reimbursement …

Objectives Although multi-component policy interventions can be important tools to increase
access to contraception, we know little about how they may change contraceptive use …

Background: Immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) are highly
effective in preventing unintended pregnancy. State health departments are in the process of …

Methods: We surveyed 3,000 Wisconsin physicians and advanced-practice providers in
obstetrics-gynecology/women's health (Ob-gyn), family medicine, pediatrics, and midwifery …

Unintended pregnancy, endemic in the United States (US), carries significant health and
economic consequences and disproportionately affects poor women and women of color [1 …

Abstract Background: In 2014, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
(ASTHO) convened a multistate Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible …