Association of intrapartum severe maternal morbidity with receipt of postpartum contraception among Medicaid recipients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We sought to determine the association between intrapartum severe maternal morbidity and receipt of postpartum contraception within 60 days among Medicaid recipients in Oregon and South Carolina.

Study design

We conducted a historical cohort study of all Medicaid births in Oregon and South Carolina from 2011 to April 2018. Intrapartum severe maternal morbidity was measured using diagnosis and procedure codes according to the Center for Disease Control's classifications. Our primary outcome of interest was receipt of postpartum contraception within 60 days of birth. We captured permanent and reversible forms of contraception. We examined the association of intrapartum severe maternal morbidity with receipt of postpartum contraception, and whether this varied by typ

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10592377 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature