Immediate vs delayed postpartum insertion of long-acting reversible contraception methods: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to conduct a meta-analysis of randomized trials comparing the immediate vs delayed provision of long-acting reversible contraceptives in postpartum subjects, focusing on short-interval pregnancies, utilization rates, and adverse events. DATA SOURCES: Cochrane Central, Embase, PubMed, and ClinicalTrials.gov were systematically searched from inception up to December 19, 2023, without filters or language limitation. STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: We selected randomized controlled trials assessing the immediate insertion of long-acting reversible contraceptives in women during postpartum period in comparison with the delayed provision. STUDY APPRAISAL AND SYNTHESIS METHODS: We calculated relative risks with 95% confidence intervals to analyze the primary outcome of utilization rates and secondary endpoints, including initiation rates, pregnancy, any breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, and serious adverse events. A random-effects model was employed in the R software. Moreover, we assessed the risk of bias of selected randomized controlled trials using version 2 of the Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment Tool. RESULTS: We included 24 randomized trials comprising 2507 participants, of whom 1293 (51.6%) were randomized to the immediate insertion. Postpartum women in the immediate group had lower risk of pregnancy (relative risk 0.16; 95% confidence interval 0.04-0.71; P=.02) compared with delayed group, and higher rates of long-acting reversible contraceptives at 6 months of follow-up (relative risk 1.23; 95% confidence interval 1.09-1.37; P<.01). CONCLUSION: Inserting long-acting reversible contraceptives before hospital discharge was associated with a reduction in the risk of pregnancy, and increased rates of its utilization at 6 months of follow-up. This intervention may be an effective contraception strategy for postpartum women.

Epidemiological profile and effectiveness of immediate postpartum contraception in Brazilian women.

Purpose: To determine the epidemiological profile of women who inserted copper intrauterine device (Cu-IUD), subdermal etonogestrel implant (ENG), tubal ligation (TL), depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) or did not choose a contraceptive method (NCM) in the immediate postpartum period and compare the contraceptive effectiveness of Cu-IUD and DPMA with non-MAC. Methods: We analyzed the epidemiological profile of women who inserted copper intrauterine device (Cu-IUD), subdermal etonogestrel implant (ENG), tubal ligation (TL), depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) or did not choose a contraceptive method (NCM) in the immediate postpartum. The data was collected by electronic medical records of postpartum women assisted at the University Hospital of São Bernardo do Campo (HMU-SBC) from January 2016 to December 2020. Also, we compared the contraceptive effectiveness of Cu-IUD and DPMA with non-MAC by identifying women who returned for second delivery during the study period and analyzing the contraceptive method chosen in the first hospitalization. Then the pregnancies interval and the sociodemographic characteristics were analyzed according to contraceptive method type. Results: Data from 20,896 women were collected, of which 8,183 (39%) opted for Cu-IUD, 559 (2.5%) DPMA, and 10,989 (52.5%) chose not to use contraception at the time of hospital discharge. When comparing these groups, women in the DPMA were younger (26.5 ± 7.3, p < 0.05), and NCM showed women with a lower number of pregnancies (2.2 ± 1.3, p < 0.05). Subjects in the TL group (4.6%) had the higher number of pregnancies (3.8 ± 1.2, p < 0.05), and ENG group, the highest number of miscarriages (1.6 ± 1.3, p < 0.05). Of those women who returned pregnant, 5.5% belonged to the DPMA group, 6% to the NCM group, and 2.3% to the Cu-IUD. Conclusions: Women who opted for Cu-IUD insertion were younger, had more pregnancies and vaginal delivery when compared to those who did not choose a method. Of those women who returned, the minority opted for Cu-IUD compared to those that opted for DPMA or no method.

Immediate Postpartum Insertion of Copper Intrauterine Device in a Brazilian University Hospital: Expulsion and Continuation Rates / Inserção de dispositivo intrauterino de cobre no pós-parto imediato em hospital universitário brasileiro: Taxas de expulsão e continuação

Abstract Objective To evaluate the expulsion and continuation rates of the copper intrauterine device (IUD) inserted in the immediate postpartum period in a Brazilian public university hospital. Materials and Methods In the present cohort study, we included women who received immediate postpartum IUD at vaginal delivery or cesarean s March 2018 to December 2019. Clinical data and the findings of transvaginal ultrasound (US) scans performed 6-weeks postpartum were collected. The expulsion and continuation rates were assessed 6-months postpartum using data from the electronic medical records or by telephone contact. The primary outcome was the proportion of IUDs expelled at 6 months. For the statistical analysis, we used the Student t-test, the Poisson distribution, and the Chi-squared test. Results There were 3,728 births in the period, and 352 IUD insertions were performed, totaling a rate of 9.4%. At 6 weeks postpartum, the IUD was properly positioned in 65.1% of the cases, in 10.8% there was partial expulsion, and in 8.5% it had been completely expelled. At 6 months postpartum, information was obtained from 234 women, 74.4% of whom used IUD, with an overall expulsion rate of 25.6%. The expulsion rate was higher after vaginal delivery when compared with cesarean section (68.4% versus 31.6% respectively; p = 0.031). There were no differences in terms of age, parity, gestational age, final body mass index, and newborn weight. Conclusion Despite the low insertion rate of copper IUDs in the postpartum period and a higher expulsion rate, the rate of long-term continuation of intrauterine contraception was high, indicating that it is a useful intervention to prevent unwanted pregnancies and to reduce short-interval birth.

Resumo Objetivo Avaliar as taxas de expulsão e continuação do dispositivo intrauterino (DIU) de cobre inserido no pós-parto imediato em um hospital universitário brasileiro. Materiais e Métodos Neste estudo de corte transversal, foram incluídas parturientes submetidas à inserção de DIU de cobre no pós-parto imediato entre março de 2018 e dezembro de 2019. Foram coletados dados clínicos e da ultrassonografia (US) transvaginal realizada após seis semanas. As taxas de expulsão e de continuação foram avaliadas após seis meses por meio de dados do prontuário ou por contato telefônico. O resultado principal foi a proporção de DIUs expelidos em seis meses. Para análise estatística, utilizaram-se o teste t de Student, a distribuição de Poisson, e o teste do Qui quadrado. Resultados Houve 3,728 nascimentos no período, e foram inseridos 352 DIUs, em uma taxa de 9,4%. Com 6 semanas, o DIU estava bem posicionado em 65,1% dos casos, em 10,8%, houve expulsão parcial, e, em 8,5%, fora totalmente expelido. Aos 6 meses de pós-parto, foram obtidas informações de 234 mulheres, 74,4% das quais usavam DIU, com uma taxa de expulsão geral de 25,6%. A taxa de expulsão foi maior após o parto vaginal do que após cesariana (68,4% versus 31,6%, respectivamente; p = 0,031). Não houve diferenças quanto à idade, paridade, idade gestacional, índice de massa corpórea final, e peso do recém-nascido. Conclusão Apesar da baixa taxa de inserção e alta taxa de expulsão, a taxa de continuação em longo prazo da contracepção intrauterina com DIU de cobre foi elevada, o que indica que se trata de intervenção útil para prevenir gestações indesejadas em curto intervalo de tempo.

Initial Contraceptive Choices of Women Enrolled in a Cluster-Randomized Trial in Southwest Trifinio, Guatemala.

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this analysis is to present initial contraceptive choices of women offered postpartum contraception in rural Guatemala. METHODS: We trained community nurses participating in the delivery of a home-based antepartum and postpartum care program in rural Guatemala in contraceptive implant placement and had them offer condoms, pills, an injection, or an implant at women's home-based 40-day postpartum visit in intervention clusters of a non-blinded, cluster-randomized trial. Women who had already started postpartum contraception or were over the age of 35 were excluded from participation. The primary outcome of the trial was contraceptive use at 3 months postpartum, so this initial analysis describes immediate preferences in the population. RESULTS: Of 208 women enrolled in the study, 108 were in intervention clusters and 100 lived in control clusters. In the intervention group, 32 women declined contraception, 36 women received the injectable, 30 women had an implant placed, 5 women started pills, 2 women chose condoms, and data on 3 women were missing. In the control clusters, 43 women were planning on the injectable, 11 planned on the implant, 10 did not want to start a method, 5 planned on sterilization, 2 aimed for natural family planning, 2 wanted a copper IUD, 1 woman wanted condoms, 18 did not know, and data on 8 women were missing. DISCUSSION: The contraceptive implant, which was not previously available in this community, had high uptake at 27.8% in the intervention group. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT04005391; Retrospectively Registered 7/2/2019, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04005391 Protocol: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3735-3.

Characteristics Associated with Choosing Long-Acting Reversible Contraception in Rural Guatemala: A Secondary Analysis of a Cluster-Randomized Trial.

DESIGN: We conducted a secondary analysis of a cluster-randomized trial to observe characteristics associated with women who chose to use long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) compared to those who chose a short-acting method 12 months after enrollment. METHODS: The trial studied four control and four intervention clusters where the intervention clusters were offered contraception at their 40-day routine postpartum visit; control clusters received standard care, which included comprehensive postpartum contraceptive counseling. Women were followed through twelve months postpartum. RESULTS: The study enrolled 208 women; 94 (87.0%) were in the intervention group and 91 (91.0%) were in the control group. At twelve months, with 130 (70.3%) women using contraception at that time. 94 women (50.8%) were using a short acting method compared to 33 (17.9%) who chose a long-acting method, irrespective of cluster. In mixed effect regression modeling adjusted for cluster, characteristics associated with a reduced likelihood of choosing long-acting contraception in multivariate modeling included age (aRR 0.98 [0.96,0.99], p = 0.008) and any education (compared to no education; aRR 0.76 [0.60,0.95], p = 0.02). Women who were sexually active by their enrollment visit (40 days postpartum) were 30% more likely to opt for a long-acting method (aRR 1.30 [1.03,1.63], p = 0.03). CONCLUSION: Older and more educated women were less likely to be using LARC a year after enrollment, while women with a history of early postpartum sexual activity were more likely to choose LARC.

Delivery of home-based postpartum contraception in Southwest Trifinio, Guatemala: Reach, adoption, and implementation in a cluster-randomized trial.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this analysis was to present our secondary outcomes (reach, adoption, implementation, maintenance domains) of a prospective trial to test the efficacy of a home-based intervention to increase postpartum contraceptive uptake. STUDY DESIGN: We executed a cluster-randomized trial to determine if provision of contraception in the home setting increased uptake of postpartum methods. We collected secondary outcomes on how our implementation strategies of revising professional roles and changing service sites performed in terms of the number of people our study enrolled of all women eligible (reach), how it was accepted by the providers (adoption), what methods were used to conduct the study (implementation), and preliminary results on whether or not the intervention will be continued (maintenance). We conducted a survey and focus group discussion to assess adoption and implementation among intervention nurse staff, and a survey in a convenience sample of patients in the intervention arm to assess acceptability. RESULTS: Our primary outcome of effectiveness has been published; implant uptake was 25% in the intervention cohort compared to 3% in the control clusters. Our reach was 89%, as 208 of the 234 eligible women consented to participate. Among a convenience sample of N = 25 patients completing a survey on the intervention 12 months after enrollment, ≥ 68% (n = 17 of 25) felt the intervention was acceptable. From the nursing perspective (N = 7), only a minority of nurses felt the intervention was complicated (n = 1, 17%), and (n = 7, 100%) reported the intervention was acceptable. CONCLUSIONS: Our intervention achieved good reach (89% of the eligible population) and was acceptable to the majority of patients and providers. Practitioners interested in achieving greater reach of contraceptive interventions in their communities may consider changing service sites to convenience their clients, as our results suggest this approach was acceptable. IMPLICATIONS: The unique contribution of this paper is in its success with training nurses to insert contraceptive implants during postpartum home visits, which resulted in increased uptake of the contraceptive implant where access to the device was previously limited. Given the trial's successful feasibility and acceptability to both nurses and patients, perhaps this intervention has the potential to be adapted and scaled to other settings.

Twelve-Month outcomes of a Cluster-Randomized Trial of Home-Based Postpartum Contraceptive Delivery in Southwest Trifinio, Guatemala.

DESIGN: We executed a cluster-randomized parallel arm pragmatic trial to observe the association of home-based postpartum contraceptive provision, including the contraceptive implant, with three and 12-month contraceptive utilization, satisfaction, and pregnancy rates. METHODS: Eight clusters were randomized to receive either the home-based contraceptive delivery (condoms, pills, injection, implant) during the routine 40-day postpartum visit in addition to routine care, or routine care alone, which included comprehensive contraceptive counseling throughout antepartum care. RESULTS: 208 women were enrolled in the study, 108 in the intervention clusters and 100 in control clusters. 94 (87.0%) women in the intervention group and 91 (91%) of women in control clusters were evaluated 12 months post-enrollment. Likelihood of using contraception at that time was borderline increased in intervention clusters (RR 1.1 [1.0,1.3], p = 0.05) with an increased likelihood of long-acting contraceptive use (the implant; RR 1.6 [1.3,1.9], p < 0.001). Pregnancy rates were also borderline reduced in the intervention clusters (RR 1.0 [1.0,1.1], p = 0.07). There was no difference in satisfaction of women with contraceptive use between arms with about 95% of women very satisfied or a little satisfied in each arm. Continuation rates at twelve months of contraceptives in the intervention group were 0.0% for condom users, 80.0% for contraceptive pill users, 57% for injectable users, and 83% for implant users. Most women who discontinued their initial method chose a more long-term or permanent method. There was a trend toward a significant association with reduced short interval pregnancy. CONCLUSION: Our study had a borderline increase in overall use of contraception by 12 months, did have an increased likelihood of long-acting contraceptive use of the implant by 12 months, and resulted in a trend toward reduced short interval pregnancy in the intervention clusters as compared to control clusters.

Primary and secondary three-month outcomes of a cluster-randomized trial of home-based postpartum contraceptive delivery in southwest Trifinio, Guatemala.

DESIGN: This a cluster-randomized parallel arm pragmatic trial to observe the association of home-based postpartum contraceptive provision, including the contraceptive implant, with implant utilization rates at 3 months post-enrollment. METHODS: In a region of rural Guatemala referred to as the Southwest Trifinio, twelve communities are served by a community-based antenatal and postnatal care program. The communities were combined into eight clusters based on 2017 birth rates and randomized to receive the home-based contraceptive delivery (condoms, pills, injection, implant) during the routine 40-day postpartum visit. All participants receive comprehensive contraceptive counseling beginning at the first antenatal visit, so control clusters received this as part of routine care; this education preceded the study intervention. RESULTS: Once the 12 communities were combined into 8 clusters by expected birth volume and nurse team, which we expected to translate to eventual postpartum visits, the allocation sequence was generated in SAS. Of 208 women enrolled in the study, 108 were in four intervention and 100 in four control clusters. We used descriptive statistics to produce counts and percentages of characteristics of the study population overall and by intervention arm followed by univariate modeling using a mixed effects regression adjusted for cluster. Three-month contraceptive initiation rates were 56.0% in the control clusters compared to 76.8% in the intervention clusters, p < 0.001. Women in control clusters overwhelmingly opted for the injectable contraceptive (94.6%) while women in intervention clusters chose both the injection (61.5%) and the implant (33.7%), p < 0.001. Implant use by 3 months, the primary outcome of the study, was significantly higher in the intervention arm (25.9%) compared to the control arm (3.6%), p < 0.001, RR 1.3 CI [1.2, 1.4]. CONCLUSION: Our study was designed to respond to previously identified barriers to contraceptive uptake, and it was successful. Not only did it increase overall use of contraception by 3 months, but it shifted that contraceptive use away from short-acting methods in favor of longer-acting methods, with high continuation and satisfaction rates and no adverse outcomes reported. TRIAL REGISTRATION: clinicaltrials.gov , NCT04005391 ; Retrospectively Registered 7/2/2019.

An initiative to implement immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception in rural New Mexico.

BACKGROUND: Over the past decade, many states have developed approaches to reimburse for immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception. Despite expanded coverage, few hospitals offer immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception. OBJECTIVES: Immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception implementation is complex and requires a committed multidisciplinary team. After New Mexico Medicaid approved reimbursement for this service, the New Mexico Perinatal Collaborative developed and initiated an evidence-based implementation program containing several components. We sought to evaluate timing of the implementation process and facilitators and barriers to immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception in several New Mexico rural hospitals. The primary study outcome was time from New Mexico Perinatal Collaborative program component introduction in each hospital to the hospital's completion of the corresponding implementation step. Secondary outcomes included barriers and facilitators to immediate postpartum contraception implementation. STUDY DESIGN: In this mixed-methods study, conducted from April 2017 to May 2018, we completed semistructured questionnaires and interviews with 20 key personnel from 7 New Mexico hospitals that planned to implement immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception. The New Mexico Perinatal Collaborative introduced program components to hospitals in a stepped-wedge design. Participants contributed baseline and follow-up data at 4 time periods detailing the steps taken towards program implementation and the timing of step completion at their hospital. Qualitative data were analyzed using directed qualitative content analysis principles based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. RESULTS: Investigators conducted 43 interviews during the 14-month study period. Median time to complete steps toward implementation-patient education, clinician training, nursing education, charge capture, available supplies, and protocols or guidelines-ranged from 7 days for clinician training to 357 days to develop patient education materials. Facilitators of immediate postpartum contraception readiness were local hospital clinical champions and institutional administrative and financial stability. Of the 7 hospitals, 4 completed all Perinatal Collaborative implementation program components and 3 of those piloted immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception services. Two publicly funded hospitals currently offer immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception without verification of payment for the device or insertion. The third hospital piloted the program with 8 contraceptive devices, did not receive reimbursement due to identified flaws in Medicaid billing guidance and does not currently offer the service. The remaining 3 of the 7 hospitals declined to complete the NMPC program; the hospital that completed the program but did not pilot immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception did so because Medicaid billing mechanisms were incompatible with their automated billing systems. Participants consistently reported that lack of reimbursement was the major barrier to immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception implementation. CONCLUSION: Despite the New Mexico Perinatal Collaborative's robust implementation process and hospital engagement, most hospitals did not offer immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception over the study period. Reimbursement obstacles prevented full service implementation. Interventions to improve immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception access must begin with implementation of seamless billing and reimbursement mechanisms to ensure adequate hospital payments.

Delivery of home-based postpartum contraception in rural Guatemalan women: a cluster-randomized trial protocol.

BACKGROUND: Postpartum contraception is important to prevent unintended and closely spaced pregnancies following childbirth. METHODS: This study is a cluster-randomized trial of communities in rural Guatemala where women receive ante- and postnatal care through a community-based nursing program. When nurses visit women for their postpartum visit in the intervention clusters, instead of providing only routine care that includes postpartum contraceptive education and counseling, the nurses will also bring a range of barrier, short-acting, and long-acting contraceptives that will be offered and administered in the home setting, after routine clinical care is provided. DISCUSSION: A barrier to postpartum contraception is access to medications and devices. Our study removes some access barriers (distance, time, cost) by providing contraception in the home. We also trained community nurses to place implants, which are a type of long-acting reversible contraceptive method that was previously only available in the closest town which is about an hour away by vehicular travel. Therefore, our study examines how home-based delivery of routinely available contraceptives and the less routinely available implant may be associated with increased uptake of postpartum contraception within 3 months of childbirth. The potential implications of this study include that nurses may be able to be trained to safely provide contraceptives, including placing implants, in the home setting, and provision of home-based contraception may be an effective way of delivering an evidence-based intervention for preventing unintended and closely spaced pregnancies in the postpartum period. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT04005391. Retrospectively registered on 1 July 2019.

The Availability and Use of Postpartum LARC in Mexico and Among Hispanics in the United States.

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 known, and is relevant to current efforts in the United States (US) to increase women's use of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). Methods Using six nationally representative surveys, we illustrate the dramatic expansion of postpartum LARC in Mexico and compare recent estimates of LARC use immediately following delivery through 18 months postpartum to estimates from the US. We also examine unmet demand for postpartum LARC among 321 Mexican-origin women interviewed in a prospective study on postpartum contraception in Texas in 2012, and describe differences in the Mexican and US service environments using a case study with one of these women. Results Between 1987 and 2014, postpartum LARC use in Mexico doubled, increasing from 9 to 19 % immediately postpartum and from 13 to 26 % by 18 months following delivery. In the US, <0.1 % of women used an IUD or implant immediately following delivery and only 9 % used one of these methods at 18 months. Among postpartum Mexican-origin women in Texas, 52 % of women wanted to use a LARC method at 6 months following delivery, but only 8 % used one. The case study revealed provider and financial barriers to postpartum LARC use. Conclusions Some of the strategies used by Mexico's health authorities in the 1980s, including widespread training of physicians in immediate postpartum insertion of IUDs, could facilitate women's voluntary initiation of postpartum LARC in the US.

Immigrant latino couples and postpartum contraception: Attitudes, perceptions, and sexual decision-making

BACKGROUND: The number of Latinos in the US is increasing, and they are at higher risk for unintended pregnancies and short interpregnancy intervals. PURPOSE: This study examined immigrant Latino couples' attitudes and perceptions towards contraception in relation to sexual decision-making. METHODS: Pregnant Latinas and their partners (n=40 couples) were recruited from prenatal care clinics in the southeastern US. This was amixed-method study with a concurrent embedded strategy. Descriptive statistics, paired t-tests, interclass correlation, and the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) were used to analyze the quantitative data. Data from open ended questions were analyzed with content analysis. RESULTS: On the group-level analysis, men's Contraceptive Attitudes and Perception Scale scores were significantly different from women's in four key dimensions: partner (comfort in communicating with partner and partner's attitude), side effects, hassle, and cost (p<0.002, 0.046, 0.018, and 0.02). On the dyad-level analysis (between individual couples), no significant correlations were identified. In the dyad analysis using the APIM, only men's contraceptive attitudes and perceptions were negatively associated with women's sexual decision-making (ß=−0.158, p = 0.005). Nearly two-thirds of the couples disagreed on postpartum contraceptive methods. Seven overlapping categories emerged as rationales for choosing specific postpartum contraceptive methods among men and women. CONCLUSIONS: Understanding the dyad-level influence on contraceptive attitudes/perceptions, sexual decision-making helps researchers,and practitioners design evidence-based, culturally tailoredinterventions to assist couples in choosing the best postpartum contraceptives for their family. Decreasing men's contraceptive barriers by providing correct information may be the first step in mediating the dyad-level factor.

TRASFONDO: El número de Latinos en EEUU está creciendo, y ellos tienen alto riesgo de embarazo sin intención y corto intervalo. PROPÓSITO: Este estudio examinó actitudes y percepciones sobre anticonceptivos (APSA) de parejas Latinas inmigrantes relacionado con la toma de decisiones sexuales. MÉTODOS: Latinas embarazadas y sus parejas (n=40 parejas) fueron parte del estudio. Se utilizó el método mixto con la estrategia de concurrente empotrado. Se utilizó la estadística descriptiva, examen de t, correlación entre-clase, y el Modelo de Interdependencia Actor-Pareja (MIAP) para analizar datos cuantitativos. Las preguntas abiertas fueron analizadas con el método de análisis contento. RESULTADOS: En el análisis del nivel grupal, marcas de los APSA de los hombres fueron significativamente diferente de los de mujeres en cuatro dimensiones: parejas, efectos secundarios, molestia, y costo (p<0.002, 0.046, 0.018, y 0.02). En el análisis del MIAP, solo APSA de los hombres fueron asociados negativamente con tomas de decisiones de las mujeres (ß=−0.158, p = 0.005). Casi dos tercios de las parejas estaban en desacuerdo con los métodos anticonceptivos después del parto. Siete categorías surgieron como razones para escoger los métodos anticonceptivos después del parto. CONCLUSIONES: Entender la influencia de APSA y toma de decisiones entre parejas ayudará a los investigadores y enfermeros a diseñar intervenciones basados en evidencia y culturalmente diseñados para ayudar a parejas a escoger anticonceptivos post-parto. Reducir las barreras que tienen los hombres a los anticonceptivos proveyendo información correcta será el primero paso en afectar el factor en el nivel entre parejas.

The relationship of age and place of delivery with postpartum contraception prior to discharge in Mexico: A retrospective cohort study.

OBJECTIVES: To test the association of age (adolescents vs. older women) and place of delivery with receipt of immediate postpartum contraception in Mexico. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study, Mexico, nationally representative sample of women 12-39years old at last delivery. We used multivariable logistic regression to test the association of self-reported receipt of postpartum contraception prior to discharge with age and place of delivery (public, employment based, private, or out of facility). We included individual and household-level confounders and calculated relative and absolute multivariable estimates of association. RESULTS: Our analytic sample included 7022 women (population, N=9,881,470). Twenty percent of the population was 12-19years old at last birth, 55% aged 20-29 and 25% 30-39years old. Overall, 43% of women reported no postpartum contraceptive method. Age was not significantly associated with receipt of a method, controlling for covariates. Women delivering in public facilities had lower odds of receipt of a method (Odds Ratio=0.52; 95% Confidence Interval (CI)=0.40-0.68) compared with employment-based insurance facilities. We estimated 76% (95% CI=74-78%) of adolescents (12-19years) who deliver in employment-based insurance facilities leave with a method compared with 59% (95% CI=56-62%) who deliver in public facilities. CONCLUSION: Both adolescents and women ages 20-39 receive postpartum contraception, but nearly half of all women receive no method. Place of delivery is correlated with receipt of postpartum contraception, with lower rates in the public sector. Lessons learned from Mexico are relevant to other countries seeking to improve adolescent health through reducing unintended pregnancy. IMPLICATIONS: Adolescents receive postpartum contraception as often as older women in Mexico, but half of all women receive no method.

Family planning intentions: a qualitative exploration of postpartum women of Mexican descent in North Carolina.

BACKGROUND: North Carolina has one of the fastest growing Mexican-American populations, yet health care providers have minimal information on how to address the family planning needs of this population. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted semistructured interviews with postpartum Mexican-American women, aged 18-35 years, within 1 month of delivery. Salient themes were identified, coded and analyzed. RESULTS: Twenty women were interviewed. The majority had firmly held family size intentions: most desired to have 2 to 4 children with 2 to 5 years between births. Partners' preferences and the family size in which the participant was raised were factors that most influenced their family size preference. First-generation Mexican-American participants were more likely to have a partner whose intentions are influenced by the gender(s) of their children compared with participants born in Mexico. Participants desired longer intrapartum intervals for optimal infant development, with financial considerations cited less frequently. CONCLUSION: Postpartum women of Mexican descent articulate consistent family planning intentions. Partners' desires may challenge the achievement of these intentions. Providers can encourage the most effective forms of contraception to promote ideal and intended family size.