Table 3 Contraceptive attitudes overall and by receipt of immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception
Overall (N = 51) % | Received immediate postpartum LARC (n = 25) % | Did not receive immediate postpartum LARC (n = 26) % | Chi-square p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ideal time to begin using birth control postpartum | 0.03 | |||
In the hospital after delivery | 62.7 | 84.0 | 42.3 | |
After delivery hospitalization but before postpartum visit | 2.0 | 0 | 3.9 | |
At the 4–6 week postpartum visit | 21.6 | 8.0 | 34.6 | |
After the postpartum visit | 9.8 | 8.0 | 11.5 | |
Unsure | 3.9 | 0 | 7.7 | |
Importance of having birth control method you do not have to think about regularly | 0.81 | |||
Very important | 68.6 | 72.0 | 65.4 | |
Somewhat important | 25.5 | 24.0 | 26.9 | |
Not important | 5.9 | 4.0 | 7.7 | |
Importance of having birth control method you do not have to take every day | 0.47 | |||
Very important | 66.7 | 76.0 | 57.7 | |
Somewhat important | 19.6 | 16.0 | 23.1 | |
Not important | 11.8 | 8.0 | 15.4 | |
Unsure | 2.0 | 0 | 3.8 | |
Importance of having very effective birth control method | 0.17 | |||
Very important | 84.3 | 92.0 | 76.9 | |
Somewhat important | 9.8 | 4.0 | 15.4 | |
Not important | 3.9 | 0 | 7.7 | |
Unsure | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Importance of having safe birth control method | 0.61 | |||
Very important | 94.1 | 96.0 | 92.3 | |
Somewhat important | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | |
Not important | 2.0 | 0 | 3.9 | |
Importance of birth control method having few side effects | 0.22 | |||
Very important | 94.1 | 92.0 | 96.1 | |
Somewhat important | 3.9 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Not important | 2.0 | 0 | 3.9 | |
Future pregnancy plans | 0.02 | |||
Do not want to get pregnant at any time in the future | 33.3 | 32.0 | 34.6 | |
Want to be pregnant again in 6 months to 2 years | 17.6 | 4.0 | 30.8 | |
Want to be pregnant again in 2+ years | 45.1 | 60.0 | 30.8 | |
Unsure | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 |