The Effect of Improved Access to Family Planning on Postpartum Women: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization recommends that a woman waits at least 24 months after a live birth before getting pregnant again; however, an estimated 25% of birth intervals in low-income countries do not meet this recommendation for adequate birth spacing, and the unmet need for postpartum family planning (PPFP) services is high. Few randomized controlled trials have assessed the causal impact of access to PPFP services, and even fewer evaluations have investigated how such interventions may affect postpartum contraceptive use, birth spacing, and measures of health and well-being.

Objective

This protocol paper aims to describe a randomized controlled trial that is being conducted to identify the causal impact of an intervention to improve access to PPFP services

SUBMITTER: Karra M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7455875 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature