December 1, 2018

Low-income Texas women do not get the contraception they want at their six-week postpartum checkup

The postpartum period is a challenging time for women. They are recovering physically and emotionally from labor and delivery while caring for a new infant and sometimes older children. The routine postpartum visit, commonly known as the “six-week checkup,” is an opportunity to provide women with the contraception they desire. Yet our new research shows that low-income Texas women face numerous challenges getting the contraception they want at the first postpartum visit.
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Low-income Texas women do not get the contraception they want at their six-week postpartum checkup

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December 1, 2018
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Contraception
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Kate Coleman-Minahan and Joseph E. Potter
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