Efficacy of a new postpartum transition protocol for avoiding pregnancy

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-44

  Bouchard, Thomas ^a   Fehring, Richard J ^b,c   Schneider, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institute for Natural Family Planning   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Lactation; Natural family planning methods; Ovulation detection; Postpartum period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FERTILE PERIOD; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FERTILE PERIOD; HUMANS; INTERNET; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING METHODS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OVULATION DETECTION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84872247882     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.01.120126     Document Type: Article

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