Policy change is not enough: engaging provider champions on immediate postpartum contraception

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 218, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 590.e1-590.e7

  Okoroh, Ekwutosi M ^a,b   Kane, Debra J ^a,c   Gee, Rebekah E ^b,d   Kieltyka, Lyn ^a,e   Frederiksen, Brittni N ^a,c   Baca, Katharyn M ^e   Rankin, Kristin M ^f   Goodman, David A ^a   Kroelinger, Charlan D ^a   Barfield, Wanda D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b Louisiana State Department of Education   (United States)

^c Iowa Department of Public Health   (United States)

^d Louisiana State University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and School of Public Health   (United States)

^e Office of Public Health   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

champion; insertions; inter pregnancy intervals; long acting reversible contraception; Medicaid; policy; postpartum; pregnancy spacing; provider champions; providers; reimbursement policy; state; uptake

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IOWA; LONG-ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION; LOUISIANA; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REIMBURSEMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

BIRTH INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IOWA; LONG-ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION; LOUISIANA; MEDICAID; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85044530740     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.03.007     Document Type: Article

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