Applications of the High Impact Practices in Family Planning during COVID-19.
Sex Reprod Health Matters
; 29(1): 1881210, 2021 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1087638
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially strained health systems across the globe. In particular, documented disruptions to voluntary family planning and reproductive health care due to competing health priorities, service disruptions, stockouts, and lockdowns are significantly impacting reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health. As governments and family planning programmes grapple with how best to respond to the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic on family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH), the implementation and adaptation of evidence-based practices is crucial. In this commentary, we outline applications of the High Impact Practices in Family Planning (HIPs) towards COVID-19 response efforts. The HIPs are a set of evidence-based family planning practices which reflect global expert consensus on what works in family planning programming. Drawing upon preliminary COVID-19 data, documented experiences from prior health emergencies, and recommended programme adaptations from a variety of global health partners, we outline situations where specific HIPs may assist family planning programme managers in developing context-specific and evidence-based responses to COVID-19-related impacts on FP/RH, with the ultimate goal of ensuring the accessibility, availability, and continuity of voluntary family planning services across the world.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Quality of Health Care
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Family Planning Services
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Reproductive Health
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COVID-19
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Maternal Health Services
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Sex Reprod Health Matters
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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