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Table 1 Selection of interview guide questions

From: Decision-making regarding immediate vs. interval postpartum levonorgestrel intrauterine device insertion timing

1. Have you used birth control or contraception in the past? What kind?

2. What made you choose that form of birth control?

3. Describe the conversation you had with your provider about birth control during your prenatal visits.

4. Why did you decide you wanted an IUD after having your baby?

5. Describe why you wanted your IUD placed right after having your baby or at your postpartum visit.

6. What did your doctor tell you about the timing of placement? What effect did this discussion have on your decision to get the IUD?

7. What would you say were the most influential factors that made you decide to get your IUD in the delivery room versus in the office (or vice versa)?

8. Describe your experience of getting the IUD.

9. How do you feel about your IUD now?