Future Pregnancy Considerations after Premature Birth of an Infant Requiring Intensive Care: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postpartum contraception counseling and method use vary widely among patients who had a preterm birth. We performed this study to explore what issues and concerns individuals with preterm infants requiring intensive care describe as influencing their postpartum contraceptive choices.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with participants who gave birth to a singleton preterm infant admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). We explored pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care, and NICU experiences, as well as future reproductive plans and postpartum contraceptive choices. Two coders used a constant-comparative approach to code transcripts and identify themes.

Results

We interviewed 26 participants: 4 (15%) gave b

SUBMITTER: Chen MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9532354 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature