Análise da produção científica acerca do conhecimento das mulheres sobre a contracepção no puerpério

Objective: To analyze the knowledge that women have about contraception in the puerperium. Methodology: It was performed in the Medline/PubMed, Web of Science, Excerpta Medica dataBase, Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences and Nursing Database databases, considering the period from September to October 2020. For analysis, 11 articles were selected, 10 international and one national. Results: Most women in the postpartum period had little knowledge about contraceptive methods, mainly about implants, lactation method, amenorrhea and about contraception in HIV-positive women. Final considerations: It was found that there is a deficit of knowledge of puerperae about contraception, and can be observed in women in various age groups, as well as primiparous and multiparous women.