OBGYN & Women’s Health

The researchers did this study to address unmet needs for family planning and advance women’s rights. US federal foreign aid recipients must ensure compliance with the family planning legislative and policy requirements. This...

Researchers did this study to assess postpartum contraceptive choices of women participating in a group versus traditional prenatal care. The present study is a retrospective cohort study assessing postpartum contraceptive...

Effective postpartum contraceptive methods can reduce the risk of unintended pregnancy and short interbirth intervals. The need for an additional postpartum visit can be a barrier to women accessing intrauterine contraception...

The researchers did this study to explore, in a general practice setting, the concerns, beliefs, and attitudes about IUC reported by women who had never used the methods. Qualitative themes were concerns about the long-acting...

IUC is highly effective, safe, and long-lasting, but is not a popular contraception method among British women. This study examined barriers to the uptake of IUC in general practice in England. A sequential mixed-method approach...

Although it is known that pregnancy intention impacts contraceptive use, there has been little exploration into the relationship between pregnancy intention and long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) non-use in the...

IUDs are a primary method to reduce the unmet need for family planning and unintended pregnancy prevention. However, IUD use in Malaysia is still low. Doctors play a significant role in influencing IUD uptake among women....

The researchers aimed to learn about unlawful abortion access, methods, and perceived barriers to abortion-related care. They sought to identify the proportion of unscheduled antepartum visits to a public hospital attributable...

With advance notice about contraceptive methods’ availability and effectiveness, abortion patients have more time and information for decision-making. The researchers did this study to assess the impact of an informational...

The Republic of Ireland has one of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws, allowing abortion only to preserve a pregnant woman’s life. The researchers examined the law’s impact on women’s options for accessing abortion,...