PMID- 36971318 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230413 LR - 20230413 IS - 1473-0782 (Electronic) IS - 1362-5187 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 2 DP - 2023 Apr TI - Usage of postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device (postpartum-IUD) after an increase in the institutional delivery rate in India: time to re-visit the effect of timing of counselling on its acceptance. PG - 132-140 LID - 10.1080/13625187.2023.2187249 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: While increase in institutional deliveries brings an opportunity to counsel women for postpartum family planning (PPFP), its uptake remains low. Reasons for poor acceptance of postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device (postpartum-IUD), and its relation with the timing of counselling need to be investigated. METHODS: Women attending the antenatal clinic, reporting in labour, and within 48 h of delivery respectively were invited to participate. Eligible women were asked about awareness and choice for PPFP. After counselling, acceptance for PPFP was compared with the baseline. Acceptance and continuation of postpartum-IUD were compared between women counselled in the antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum periods. RESULTS: Only 23% of 360 women were aware of postpartum-IUD. After counselling, acceptance for PPFP increased from 14% to 97% and for postpartum-IUD, from 0.5% to 33.9%. Acceptance of postpartum-IUD among women counselled in the antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum period was 45%, 35% and 21.7% respectively. Acceptance was higher among the antenatal-counselling group than the postpartum-counselling group (OR 0.45; CI 0.22-0.94; p = 0.03). CONCLUSION: Counselling, irrespective of its timing, improves acceptance for PPFP. Acceptance and continuation of postpartum-IUD are higher following counselling in antenatal period. All eligible women should be counselled irrespective of 'when' they approach the facility. FAU - Bhagat, Nancy AU - Bhagat N AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. FAU - Singla, Rimpi AU - Singla R AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. FAU - Rohilla, Minakshi AU - Rohilla M AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. FAU - Arora, Aashima AU - Arora A AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. FAU - Suri, Vanita AU - Suri V AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230327 PL - England TA - Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care JT - The European journal of contraception & reproductive health care : the official journal of the European Society of Contraception JID - 9712127 SB - IM MH - Female MH - Pregnancy MH - Humans MH - *Postpartum Period MH - *Intrauterine Devices MH - Counseling MH - Ambulatory Care Facilities MH - India OAB - Acceptance for postpartum-IUD is maximum when women are counselled in the antenatal period. With a surge in institutional deliveries, the opportunity to counsel women in the intrapartum and postpartum period should not be missed as this also increases acceptance for PPFP and postpartum-IUD. OABL- eng OTO - NOTNLM OT - PPFP OT - Postpartum-IUD OT - acceptance OT - awareness OT - continuation OT - counselling EDAT- 2023/03/28 06:00 MHDA- 2023/04/13 06:42 CRDT- 2023/03/27 07:32 PHST- 2023/04/13 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/03/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/27 07:32 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/13625187.2023.2187249 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2023 Apr;28(2):132-140. doi: 10.1080/13625187.2023.2187249. Epub 2023 Mar 27.