Comparison of an additional early visit to routine postpartum care on initiation of long-acting reversible contraception: A randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether an early 3-week postpartum visit in addition to the standard 6-week visit increases long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) initiation by 8 weeks postpartum compared to the routine 6-week visit alone.

Study design

We enrolled pregnant and immediate postpartum women into a prospective randomized, non-blinded trial comparing a single 6-week postpartum visit (routine care) to two visits at 3 and 6 weeks postpartum (intervention), with initiation of contraception at the 3-week visit, if desired. All participants received structured contraceptive counseling. Participants completed surveys in-person at baseline and at the time of each postpartum visit. A sample size of 200 total participants was needed to detect a 2-fold difference in LARC init

SUBMITTER: Bernard C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6129199 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature