This report presents findings from the 36-month postpartum follow-up survey of the study “Operations research to address unmet need for contraception in the postpartum period in Sylhet District, Bangladesh,” also known as the “Healthy Fertility Study.” Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), this project began in 2007 as a partnership of the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and …
Postpartum Family Planning Technical Meeting Meeting Report
On May 27, 2013, MCHIP held the 6th annual postpartum family planning (PPFP) technical meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as a satellite event at the Women Deliver Conference. This marked the first time that the PPFP technical meeting was held outside of Washington, D.C. The meeting provided an opportunity for implementers and field practitioners to share technical updates and progress …
Programming Strategies for Postpartum Family Planning
This document was prepared to: 1) support the Statement for Collective Action for Postpartum Family Planning (Annex 1); and 2) be used by program planners and managers as a resource when designing interventions to integrate PPFP into national and subnational strategies. Available for download in English, French and Spanish from the World Health Organization website.
Family Planning Needs during the First Two Years Postpartum in the Ethiopia
This analysis is based on the 2011 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from Ethiopia. It summarizes key findings related to birth and pregnancy spacing, fertility return, unmet need for and use of family planning (FP), and contact with key services for women during the period from the last birth through two years postpartum.
Family Planning Needs during the First Two Years Postpartum in the Philippines
This analysis is based on the 2008 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from the Philippines. It summarizes key findings related to birth and pregnancy spacing, fertility return, unmet need for and use of family planning (FP), and contact with key services for women during the period from the last birth through two years postpartum.
Family Planning and Immunization Integration: Reaching postpartum women with family planning services
Offering family planning services to postpartum women through infant immunization contacts is “one of several promising ‘high-impact practices in family planning’ identified by a technical advisory group of international experts.” This brief focuses on deliberate efforts to integrate postpartum family planning and infant immunization services, and integration of these services through routine immunization contacts.
Family Planning & Immunization Integration Toolkit
This toolkit, developed by the Family Planning and Immunization Integration Working Group, aims to: Provide a repository of information on integrated family planning and immunization service delivery. Make evidence-based information and tools accessible for health professionals and others around the world. Identify gaps in existing resources and provide new resources and tools as needed to fill gaps. The toolkit can …
Across the Behavior Change Continuum: Assessment of Return to Fertility Messages and ÒAsmaÕs StoryÓ within the Healthy Fertility Study
The Healthy Fertility Study (HFS), conducted in Sylhet Division in the northeastern part of Bangladesh, assesses the impact of integrating family planning (FP) within a community-based maternal and newborn health (MNH) program. Behavior change and community mobilization activities within the study aim to increase postpartum contraceptive uptake, and build community support for FP use during this critical period. As a …
Across the Behavior Change Continuum: Assessment of Return to Fertility Messages and “Asma’s Story” within the Healthy Fertility Study
The Healthy Fertility Study (HFS), conducted in Sylhet Division in the northeastern part of Bangladesh, assesses the impact of integrating family planning (FP) within a community-based maternal and newborn health (MNH) program. Behavior change and community mobilization activities within the study aim to increase postpartum contraceptive uptake, and build community support for FP use during this critical period. As a …
PPIUCD Services: Start-Up to Scale-Up Regional Meeting Zambia (meeting report)
MCHIP and Population Services International’s (PSI) Support for International Family Planning Organization (SIFPO) program, with funding from USAID, convened a regional meeting in Africa to bring together international and regional experts together to advance integration of postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device (PPIUCD) services into maternal health services. A total of 59 participants from 10 countries actively engaged in South-to-South learning, sharing …