Pregnancy and Childbirth postpartum contraception
Conditions
Interventions
no intervention
Sponsors
agakhan university hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ¿ Immediate postpartum women following delivery ¿ Good maternal and neonatal outcome at delivery and discharge (no neonatal NICU, NHDU or maternal puerperal psychosis/ HDU admission) ¿ Own a functional mobile phone and active registered number; willing and able to use mobile text messaging or a social media platform ¿ Not already on or planning immediate postpartum contraceptive method (eg.IUD, BTL, vasectomy, IUS) ¿ Plan to attend the 6th week postpartum follow-up clinic at AKUHN.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -not in the early postpartum period -poor maternal or neonatal outcomes -has received immediate post delivery contraception -no access to mobile phone
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| modern contraceptive uptake in the early postpartum period. The study targets a rise in the uptake from the current 50% uptake to the national 2015 target of 70% with this intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| to evaluate patient satisfaction with contraceptive services offered at our facility with and without the mhealth intervention | — |
Countries
Kenya
Contacts
Public Contactwangira musana
consultant
Outcome results
None listed