Abstract
Objective To determine the influence of multiple contraceptive counselling sessions during antenatal care on use of modern postpartum contraception. Method A total of 216 eligible pregnant women were randomised into antenatal and postnatal counselling groups. The 'Antenatal group' received one-to-one antenatal contraceptive counselling on several occasions while the 'Postnatal group' received a single one-to-one contraceptive counselling session at the sixth week postnatal check, as is routinely practised. All participants were contacted six months postpartum by telephone or personal visit, and questioned about their contraceptive use, if any. Results More women who had multiple antenatal contraceptive counselling sessions used modern contraceptive methods than those who had a single postnatal counselling session (57% vs. 35%; p = 0.002). There was also a significantly more frequent use of contraception among previously undecided patients in the Antenatal group (p = 0.014). Conclusion Multiple antenatal contraceptive counselling sessions improve the use of modern postpartum contraception.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 381-387 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 25 Jul 2013 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Antenatal
- Counselling
- Modern contraception
- Postnatal
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Reproductive Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Pharmacology (medical)