This MCSP co-authored article in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics looks at postpartum family planning and postpartum intrauterine device services integrated into maternal care in six low- and middle-income countries: Ethiopia, Guinea, India, Pakistan, Philippines and Rwanda. To read the open access article, click here. […]
This MCSP co-authored article in the journal Evaluation and Program Planning examines the challenges in completing a timely transition from the Lactational Amenorrhea Method to another modern family planning method. To guide program implementation in Bangladesh, this study identified factors influencing women’s transition decisions. To read the open access article, click here. […]
This MCSP co-authored article published in the journal Studies in Family Planning highlights the challenges of meeting postpartum contraceptive needs in developing countries, where the majority of women deliver at home. Using a quasi-experimental trial design, the authors examined the effect of integrating family planning (FP) with a community-based maternal and newborn health (MNH) program […]
Beginning in 2006, the ACCESS-FP program compiled an annotated bibliography of postpartum family planning literature to promote documented best practices and serve as a reference for both researchers and program managers. Updates to the original bibliography were made under ACCESS-FP in 2007, 2008 and 2010, and then again by the Maternal and Child Health Integrated […]
This document captures the outcomes of a demonstration program integrating maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, and family planning (FP) services in six health facilities and adjacent community units in Bondo Sub-County, Siaya County, Western Kenya. The main objective of the initiative was to enhance and strengthen the linkages between nutrition and FP interventions in […]
By explaining why postpartum family planning is critical to improving maternal health, this tool was designed to promote knowledge and increase access to family planning through integration within an existing continuum of maternal, newborn, and child health services. […]
USAID’s predecessor flagship Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) worked in more than 50 developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean to assist in the scale up of high impact interventions in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH). This brief summarizes the results of the Program’s scale up experience and […]
This World Population Day – from Colorado to Thailand – MCSP revisits the family planning messages all girls should receive. We must combat early marriage, gender inequities, and lack of access to reach the 222 million women in need. […]
The Bill & Melinda Gates “Impatient Optimists” blog features the powerful story of Jhpiego’s Angela Mutunga saving her mother’s life, and her wish for family planning access for all. […]
Participants at the Accelerating Access to PPFP Meeting left with innovative action plans and a renewed commitment to reaching overlooked populations. […]
