Priority 18 from the Contraception PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: Does providing women who are pregnant with information about contraceptive services and choices increase the uptake of contraception after childbirth? (JLA PSP Priority 18) | |
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| Overall ranking | 18 |
| JLA question ID | 0049/18 |
| Explanatory note | After childbirth many women do not have access to the contraception that they need. The authors regarded the evidence to be of low quality, with self reported rather than objective outcomes. The reviews do not directly the suggested intervention of antenatal information. |
| Evidence |
Education for contraceptive use by women after childbirth Laureen M Lopez, Thomas W Grey, Janet E Hiller, Mario Chen. July 2015 Strategies for improving postpartum contraceptive use: evidence from non‐randomized studies Laureen M Lopez, Thomas W Grey, Mario Chen, Janet E Hiller. CDSR NRS November 2014 |
| Health Research Classification System category | Reproductive Health and Childbirth |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples |
“how can uptake of contraception post pregnancy be improved? “ (HCP) ~ “Maybe contraceptive advice should be included in Antenatal groups (ie. NCT)” (both) |
| Submitted by | Healthcare Professionals x 3~Patients x 0~Both x 2 |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0049 |
| PSP name | Contraception |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 57 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 21 April 2017 |