TITLE:
Modern Postpartum Contraception: The Experience of Nabil Choucair Health Center, Dakar (Senegal)
AUTHORS:
Babacar Biaye, Khadidiatou Ndour, Omar Gassama, Youssoupha Toure, Mor Cissé, Abdou Ndiaye, Abdoul Aziz Diouf, Mamour Gueye, Alassane Diouf, Jean Charles Moreau
KEYWORDS:
Contraception, Postpartum, Mother and Child Health
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.10 No.7,
July
24,
2020
ABSTRACT: Introduction: In Senegal, according to the 2017 Demographic Health
Survey, about 22% of married women have an
unmet need for family planning. Globally, 61% of women do not have
access to postpartum family planning. Material and Method: This is a
prospective, descriptive and analytical study from March 05, 2017 to
January 31, 2018. The interrogation was done in the hospital ward with filling
in the data collection form. The data collected was first coded and then
entered, using the sphinx software. The data analysis was done with Epi info
version 7 software and included a descriptive and analytical component. Results: The average age of the patients was 26 years with extremes of 15 and 48 years. Average gestation was 2.3 with extremes
of 1 and 8 pregnancies. More than half of the women (64.7%) had
delivered by caesarean in an emergency setting. More than half of the women
(66.7%) had chosen the hormonal contraceptive method within 48 hours of
delivery and the implant was the type of contraceptive
prescribed in almost half of the cases (49.3%). Conclusion: Integrating
postpartum family planning into programs will ultimately help to dramatically
decrease high-risk pregnancies, decrease the unmet
need for family planning (FP), and improve the health and survival of
mothers and children.