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Application of Implementation Science Methodology to Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Policy Roll-Out Across States
- Source :
- Maternal and Child Health Journal
- Publisher :
- Springer Nature
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Abstract
- Purpose Providing long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) in the immediate postpartum period is an evidence-based strategy for expanding women’s access to highly effective contraception and for reducing unintended and rapid repeat pregnancy. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the application of implementation science methodology to study the complexities of rolling-out policies that promote immediate postpartum LARC use across states. Description The Immediate Postpartum LARC Learning Community, sponsored by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), is made up of multi-disciplinary, multi-agency teams from 13 early-adopting states with Medicaid reimbursement policies promoting immediate postpartum LARC. Partners include federal agencies and maternal and child health organizations. The Learning Community discussed barriers, opportunities, strategies, and promising practices at an in-person meeting. Implementation science theory and methods, including the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), and a recent compilation of implementation strategies, provide useful tools for studying the complexities of implementing immediate postpartum LARC policies in birthing facilities across early adopting states. Assessment To demonstrate the utility of this framework for guiding the expansion of immediate postpartum LARC policies, illustrative examples of barriers and strategies discussed during the in-person ASTHO Learning Community meeting are organized by the five CFIR domains—intervention characteristics, outer setting, inner setting, characteristics of the individuals involved, and process. Conclusion States considering adopting policies can learn from ASTHO’s Immediate Postpartum LARC Learning Community. Applying implementation science principles may lead to more effective statewide scale-up of immediate postpartum LARC and other evidence-based strategies to improve women and children’s health.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Epidemiology
Learning community
Population
Long-acting reversible contraception
Article
Medicaid policy
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Postpartum
Pregnancy
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
education
Family planning policy
Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
education.field_of_study
Medical education
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
business.industry
Medicaid
Health Policy
Postpartum Period
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Learning collaborative
United States
Family planning
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Implementation science
Female
Implementation research
business
Postpartum period
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10927875
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- S1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Maternal and Child Health Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a88cb2b68bfe9aa48825dee1a1bf0f62
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-016-2002-4