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Results for Postpartum Contraception Use

  1. Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs: Establish early childhood home visiting programs that discuss the importance of postpartum contraception use.
  2. Financial Challenges: Increase access to subsidized or low-cost contraception methods to ensure greater utilization and uptake for postpartum women
  3. Group Prenatal Care: Encourage states to offer group prenatal visits to pregnant women to increase postpartum contraceptive use.
  4. Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Information and Access: Encourage clinics to offer information on or access to LARCs to postpartum women
  5. Multi-Sectoral Collaboration: Promote increased collaboration between the health, education, and social services sectors to create comprehensive programming to increase access and use of postpartum contraception
  6. Peer Support and Community Programs: Implement community-based programs that provide education and support to postpartum women seeking information on postpartum contraception methods
  7. Postpartum Contraception Counseling: Increase provider training and delivery of quality postpartum contraception counseling to ensure that postpartum women are holistically aware of their options
  8. Quality Improvement Initiatives: Enact quality improvement initiatives within healthcare facilities to increase quality of postpartum contraception services including counseling and access
  9. Telemedicine: Provide telemedicine to promote postpartum contraceptive use.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy, $3.5 M. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.