The Influence of Trust in the Health Care System on Postpartum Contraceptive Choice



Status:Completed
Conditions:Contraception, Contraception
Therapuetic Areas:Reproductive
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:5/13/2018
Start Date:January 2012
End Date:January 2015

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The purpose of this research is to understand the relationship between trust in the health
care system and choice of contraception during the postpartum period among pregnant women
receiving prenatal care.

Research subjects will complete a questionnaire at enrollment and between delivery and within
5 days of hospital discharge.

A chart review will also be completed to gather use of a birth control method at the six week
postpartum visit as well as pertinent medical diagnoses and recorded data such as height,
weight, body mass index, and contraceptive plan as documented in the postpartum medical
chart.

The aims of the proposed research are three-fold:

1. To identify whether trust in the health care system is associated with choice of the
highest efficacy contraception (intrauterine contraception, implantable contraception,
and sterilization) in the immediate postpartum period among pregnant women receiving
prenatal care.

2. To explore which patient-level factors (sociodemographic, reproductive history, future
pregnancy intentions) and provider-level factors (antenatal contraceptive counseling)
are associated with choice of the highest efficacy contraception in the immediate
postpartum period among pregnant women receiving prenatal care.

3. To determine whether trust in the health care system is altered during the receipt of
prenatal care or delivery.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Pregnant Women receiving prenatal care at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

- Age 18 or older

Exclusion Criteria:

- Greater than 20 weeks gestation
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