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LR: 20120817; JID: 9509506; OID: CPFH: 27369cr990; OID: POP: 00197163; OTO: PIP; GN: PIP: Also published in Spanish under the title, "La anticoncepcion postparto: el desarrollo de estrategias para ampliar los servicios", in Network en Espanol 5(

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PIP: Contraception should be integrated into maternity care programs and made accessible to postpartum women to prevent unwanted pregnancies. The advantages of integrating family planning and maternal care services include a cost-effective operation by employing current resources and staff and contraceptive distribution to women who otherwise may have no access to contraceptive methods. 2 key factors for such a program are timing and counseling. Educating women about contraception should begin during prenatal visits; pregnant women could be advised concerning appropriate methods and proper timing to begin contraceptive usage after birth. Furthermore, rural women would benefit by family planning services providing prenatal care and family planning counseling. Understanding cultural factors associated with resuming sexual activity after birth is also important in implementing successful contraceptive services. In some cultures, sexual activity is disfavored for a designated period of time after giving birth; thus, a delay in beginning contraceptive usage may not pose a problem until sexual relations are resumed. Counseling would provide information regarding available contraceptive methods as well as the effectiveness of breastfeeding as a natural means of postpartum contraception.

Ambulatory Care Facilities, Birth Intervals, Counseling, Culture, Delivery of Health Care, Demography, Developing Countries, Economics, Family Planning Services, Health, Health Planning, Health Planning Guidelines, Health Services, Health Services Needs and Demand, Maternal Health Services, Maternal-Child Health Centers, Organization and Administration, Philosophy, Population, Population Characteristics, Postnatal Care, Primary Health Care, Birth Spacing, Clinic Activities, Cultural Background, Demographic Factors, Economic Factors, Family Planning, Family Planning Programs, Integrated Programs, Maternal-child Health Services, Needs, Philosophical Overview, Postpartum Programs, Program Activities, Programs, Recommendations

Townsend,S.

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