A rise in births following contraceptive failure in France between 2010 and 2016: results from the French national perinatal surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In France, while the prevalence of contraception is high, a significant proportion of pregnancies are unintended. Following the 2012 pill scare, the contraceptive method mix, which was mostly comprised of pills and intrauterine devices (IUD), has become more diversified. In this changing landscape, our objective was to describe trends in live births resulting from contraceptive failure and evaluate how patterns of contraceptive use have contributed to observed changes between 2010 and 2016.

Methods

We used data from the 2010 and the 2016 French National Perinatal surveys which included all births from all maternity units in France over a one-week period. Interviews collecting information about pre-conception contraceptive practices were conducted in the maternity

SUBMITTER: Bonnet C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7981992 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature