Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of adding mobile phone call reminders to a postpartum family planning service on the initiation of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC).
Methods: A randomised, open-label controlled trial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03135288) was carried out at a university hospital between July 2017 and March 2019. The study comprised women who delivered a live birth at >28 weeks’ gestation and who requested birth spacing for ≥1 year. Eligible women were recruited and randomised to two groups. The study group received contraceptive counselling and two reminders of their first postpartum appointment, one week and again 48 h before the appointment. The control group received contraceptive counselling but no mobile phone reminders of their first postpartum appointment. The primary outcome was the rate of initiation of a LARC method in the first 6 months
Research Department
Research Journal
The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care
Research Member
Research Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
VOL 0, ISS 0
Research Website
he European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care
Research Year
2020
Research_Pages
1-51-5
Research Abstract