Delivery at Catholic hospitals and postpartum contraception use, five US states, 2015-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate whether the prevalence of postpartum contraceptive use was lower among people who delivered at a Catholic hospital compared to a non-Catholic hospital.

Methods

We linked 2015-2018 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) survey data from five states to hospital information from the corresponding birth certificate file. People with a live birth self-reported their use of contraception methods on the PRAMS survey at 2-6 months postpartum, which we coded into two dichotomous (yes vs. no) outcomes for use of female sterilization and highly-effective contraception (female/male sterilization, intrauterine device, implant, injectable, oral contraception, patch, or ring). We conducted multilevel log-binomial regression to examine the relationship be

SUBMITTER: Menegay MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9305525 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature