Table 5 Reasons for not wanting/choosing immediate postpartum LARC (n = 20)
Reason | % |
|---|---|
Had concerns about side effects | 75.0 |
Did not like the idea of a foreign object | 70.0 |
Did not like the idea of hormones in body | 60.0 |
Did not like that it cannot be removed by self | 50.0 |
Afraid it was going to hurt | 40.0 |
Preferred another kind of birth control | 40.0 |
Wanted to wait until postpartum visit | 40.0 |
Worried that LARC would make breastfeeding harder | 35.0 |
Partner did not want her to get LARC | 30.0 |
Did not know could get one right after delivery, before leaving the hospital | 30.0 |
Did not have the money to pay for it | 25.0 |
Did not know enough about LARCs | 20.0 |
Want to get pregnant again within a year | 20.0 |
Other family members or friends did not want her to get LARC | 15.0 |