Integrating postpartum contraceptive counseling and IUD insertion services into maternity care in Nepal: results from stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Elina Pradhan (Author), David Canning (Author), Iqbal H. Shah (Author), Mahesh Puri (Author), Erin Pearson (Author), Kusum Thapa (Author), Lata Bajracharya (Author), Manju Maharjan (Author), Dev C. Maharjan (Author), Ganga Shakya (Author), Pushpa Chaudhary (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In Nepal, 54% of women have an unmet need for family planning within the 2 years following a birth. Provision of a long-acting and reversible contraceptive method at the time of birth in health facilities could improve access to postpartum family planning for women who want to sp...