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Postpartum and Post‐Abortion Contraception

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ID10797441
AuthorsIkram Shah (0000-0001-8850-4374, Harvard Global Health Institute, corresponding author), Iqbal H Shah (0000-0002-3662-4128, Principal Research Scientist, Department of Global Health and Population Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 665 Huntington Avenue Boston Massachusetts 2115), K G Santhya (0009-0003-5339-4314, Senior Associate Population Council New Delhi India), John G F Cleland (0000-0002-1471-7016, University of London), John Cleland (Emeritus Professor of Medical Demography, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine London United Kingdom)
Year2015
Volume46
Issue4
Pages343-353
Publication date2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Family Planning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1728-4465.2015.00036.x
PMID26643486
OpenAlexW2191180160
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited21

Contraception following delivery or an induced abortion reduces the risk of an early unintended pregnancy and its associated adverse health consequences. Unmet need for contraception during the postpartum period and contraceptive counseling and services following abortion have been the focus of efforts for the last several decades. This article provides an introduction to the more focused contributions that follow in this special issue. We discuss the validity and measurement of the concept of unmet need for family planning during the postpartum period. We then present key findings on postpartum contraceptive protection, use dynamics, and method mix, followed by an assessment of interventions to improve postpartum family planning. The evidence on postabortion contraceptive uptake and continuation of use remains thin, although encouraging results are noted for implementation of comprehensive abortion care and for the impact of post‐abortion contraceptive counseling and services. Drawing on these studies, we outline policy and program implications for improving postpartum and post‐abortion contraceptive use

Abortion · Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Gynecology · Obstetrics · Population · Postpartum period · Pregnancy · Psychological intervention · Reproductive health · Research methodology · Unintended pregnancy · Unsafe abortion · Global Maternal and Child Health · Maternal and fetal healthcare · Medicine · Nursing · Reproductive Health and Contraception

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Unique citing works5
Citations per year0,63
Citation span2018 - 2025 (8)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 5
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