Outreach and integration programs to promote family planning in the extended postpartum period.

ABSTRACT:

Background

WHO recommends birth spacing to improve the health of the mother and child. One strategy to facilitate birth spacing is to improve the use of family planning during the first year postpartum.

Objectives

To determine from the literature the effectiveness of postpartum family-planning programs and to identify research gaps.

Search strategy

PubMed and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were systematically searched for articles published between database inception and March 2013. Abstracts of conference presentations, dissertations, and unpublished studies were also considered.

Selection criteria

Published studies with birth spacing or contraceptive use outcomes were included.

Data collection and analysis

Standard abstract forms an

SUBMITTER: Sonalkar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4040294 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature