Provision of Postpartum Contraception Before and After the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Maine.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Preliminary findings from selected health systems revealed interruptions in reproductive health care services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We estimated changes in postpartum contraceptive provision associated with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Maine.

Methods

We used the Maine Health Data Organization's All Payer Claims Database for deliveries from October 2015 through March 2021 (n = 45 916). Using an interrupted time-series analysis design, we estimated changes in provision rates of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), permanent contraception, and moderately effective contraception within 3 and 60 days of delivery after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We performed 6- and 12-month analyses (April 2020-September 2020, April 2020-March 2021) as c

SUBMITTER: Gelsinger C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10280119 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature