Contraception
Conditions
Brief summary
Evaluating a Postpartum Family Planning Package (PPFP) in a Hybrid Type II implementation study with a stepped-wedge design.
Detailed description
Our overarching goal is to enable providers to consistently offer and deliver highly effective postpartum family planning methods in accordance with international guidelines. Our primary objective in this research is to assess the implementation and effectiveness of the Postpartum Family Planning Package (PFPP), an implementation strategy that consists of the following components: 1) a provider training on contraceptive methods available in the immediate postpartum period, and techniques for their placement in the case of intrauterine devices and implants, with quarterly booster trainings, and 2) promotion of the WHO MEC/Postpartum Family Planning Compendium mobile application as a provider decision tool to aid in postpartum family planning counselling.
Interventions
OTHERPostpartum Family Planning Package
Postpartum Family Planning Package, which consists of provider education on contraceptive delivery in the immediate postpartum period and promotion of the WHO MEC/PFP Compendium mobile application.
Sponsors
World Health Organization
University of Ghana
University of Pennsylvania
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Hybrid Type II implementation and effectiveness study using a quasi-experimental stepped-wedge design.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Provider Inclusion Criteria: * Providers who care for postpartum women on the inpatient postpartum ward, including midwives, nurses, residents, fellows, and consultant physicians. Provider
Exclusion criteria
* Students caring for postpartum patients on the postpartum ward. Client Inclusion Criteria: \- Women receiving antenatal care who have the potential to be admitted to the inpatient postpartum ward following delivery, or women admitted in the postpartum ward. Client
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Provider discussed all guideline-appropriate contraceptive methods as defined by World Health Organization Medical Eligibility Criteria (yes/no) | During postpartum inpatient stay, prior to hospital discharge (approximately 2 days) |
Countries
Ghana
Outcome results
None listed