Background: Postpartum contraceptive use can help prevent short-interval pregnancies,
which have been associated with adverse neonatal and maternal health outcomes. Many …

Contraception choices may be limited for lactating women due to concerns about hormonal
effects on quality and quantity of milk, passage of hormones to the infant and infant growth …

Background Contraception for women who are breastfeeding is a public health issue of
global importance. Each year over 100 million women make decisions about beginning or …

Postpartum contraception is important to prevent unintended pregnancies. Assisting women
in achieving recommended inter-pregnancy intervals is a significant maternal-child health …

Postpartum contraception is important to lengthening birth intervals and improving the health
of women and children. For breastfeeding women the choice and timing of contraception …

Background Postpartum contraception improves the health of mothers and children by
lengthening birth intervals. For lactating women, contraception choices are limited by …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effect of progestin-only compared with combined hormonal
contraceptive pills on rates of breastfeeding continuation in postpartum women. Secondary …

BACKGROUND: The use of progestogen-only contraceptives by breastfeeding women
raises theoretical concerns regarding possible adverse effects on breastfeeding success …

Background Contraception is important for women who are postpartum, including those who
are breastfeeding. Use of combined hormonal contraceptives (CHCs) may affect …

Experts on contraceptive technology concur that progestin-only methods can be used safely
during lactation. However, very few studies exist of the effects on lactation of the introduction …