Background Short birth intervals increase risk for adverse maternal and infant outcomes
including preterm birth, low birth weight (LBW), and infant mortality. Although postpartum …

Objectives To explore the reasons for discontinuation of the last contraceptive method used
in women with a current unintended pregnancy. Study design We conducted a retrospective …

Health agendas for low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) should embrace and afford
greater priority to urban family planning to help achieve a number of the global Sustainable …

Background Understanding contraceptive use dynamics is critical to addressing unmet need
for contraception. Despite evidence that male partners may influence contraceptive decision …

Objectives. To assess the effect of 2-way short message service (SMS) with a nurse on
postpartum contraceptive use among individual women and couples. Methods. From 2016 …

Aim This study explored adolescent experiences and coping strategies for unintended
pregnancy in two informal settlements—Viwandani and Korogocho—in Nairobi, Kenya …

Introduction Discontinuation of a contraceptive method soon after its initiation is becoming a
public health problem in Low middle income countries and may result in unintended …

Background The postpartum period is a critical time to improve maternal and child health. It
is a time for accessing contraceptives to prevent short inter-pregnancy intervals. More than …

Background In spite of the last decade increase in availability of contraception, around half
of the annual 21 million pregnancies notified in low-and middle-income countries in …

Objective To determine the contribution of specific contraceptive side effects to method
switch and modern‐method discontinuation among Kenyan women. Design A prospective …