The state of postpartum contraceptive use in India: descriptive lessons from nationally representative survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postpartum contraception is a key tool to delay or prevent subsequent pregnancy after birth. Though prior research has demonstrated substantial dynamism in contraceptive use throughout the postpartum period, most measurement of postpartum contraception has focused on aggregate use of any method at a single time point. We sought to more thoroughly examine the continuum of postpartum contraceptive use amongst women in India.

Methods

We use 2019-21 National Family and Health Survey reproductive calendar data from n = 149,518 women with a birth in the one to five years prior to survey. We present estimates of postpartum contraceptive use by month postpartum, use of specific methods, initiation, duration, stopping, method switching, and subsequent pregnancy. We examine

SUBMITTER: Johns NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11905474 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature