Postpartum contraceptive use after vaginal and caesarean birth in Nigeria: a nationwide population-based analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite prior research suggesting that the mode of delivery (MOD) may influence subsequent postpartum behaviour, limited evidence exists about how contraceptive use and method choice differ following caesarean section (CS) compared with vaginal delivery (VD). This study aimed to explore variation in self-reported postpartum contraceptive use by MOD and to examine whether MOD was associated with contraceptive method choice among a nationally representative sample of postpartum women in Nigeria.

Methods

We analysed nationally representative cross-sectional data from the 2021 Nigeria Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey. The study sample included all women aged 15-49 years who had a live birth in the 2 years preceding the survey (n=4277). We employed multivariable logis

SUBMITTER: Ujah OI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12314982 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature