Modern Postpartum Contraception: The Experience of Nabil Choucair Health Center, Dakar (Senegal)

Introduction: In Senegal, according to the 2017 Demographic Health\r\nSurvey, about 22% of married women have an\r\nunmet need for family planning. Globally, 61% of women do not have\r\naccess to postpartum family planning. Material and Method: This is a\r\nprospective, descriptive and analytical study from March 05, 2017 to\r\nJanuary 31, 2018. The interrogation was done in the hospital ward with filling\r\nin the data collection form. The data collected was first coded and then\r\nentered, using the sphinx software. The data analysis was done with Epi info\r\nversion 7 software and included a descriptive and analytical component. Results: The average age of the patients was 26 years with extremes of 15 and 48 years. Average gestation was 2.3 with extremes\r\nof 1 and 8 pregnancies. More than half of the women (64.7%) had\r\ndelivered by caesarean in an emergency setting. More than half of the women\r\n(66.7%) had chosen the hormonal contraceptive method within 48 hours of\r\ndelivery and the implant was the type of contraceptive\r\nprescribed in almost half of the cases (49.3%). Conclusion: Integrating\r\npostpartum family planning into programs will ultimately help to dramatically\r\ndecrease high-risk pregnancies, decrease the unmet\r\nneed for family planning (FP), and improve the health and survival of\r\nmothers and children.