7 Level of education, antenatal and postnatal family planning counseling, menstrual cycle return, breastfeeding status, and return of sexual activity are likely to be significant determinants of family planning uptake. 6 - 8 During this extended postpartum period, 95% of women in low and middle-income countries want to avoid pregnancy within the next 2 years, but 70% are not using contraception. 9 - 11 Closely spaced pregnancies are associated with higher risks of abortion, hemorrhage, anemia, and unfavorable pregnancy outcomes such preterm birth and small for gestational age newborns.
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Modern Postpartum Family Planning and Associated Factors Among Postpartum Women in a Rural District of Ethiopia, 2021: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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