Educational intervention increased use of immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception

Key clinical point: Three countries that implemented an immediate postpartum family planning (IPPFP) intervention that focused on long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) showed a significant increase in the number of girls and women who opted for an IUD or implant within 48 hours of delivery. 

Major finding: The mean percentage of IPP LARC adoption among all deliveries in the countries that implemented the intervention programs was 10.01%, compared to 0.77% in countries providing standard postpartum care without the intervention.

Study details: The data come from a review of immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception (IPP LARC) from 2016 to 2019 in three countries that focused on LARC intervention (Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, and Pakistan) including training delivery-room providers on counseling and provision of IPPFP; and three countries the did not implement this intervention (Rwanda, Syria, and Yemen).

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Disclosures: The study was supported by an anonymous foundation. The researchers had no financial conflicts to disclose.

Source: Gallagher MC et al. Front Glob Womens Health. 2021 Apr 6. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2021.613338.