Researchers at the University of Michigan show that access to long-lasting, reversible contraception immediately after childbirth is not keeping up the demand.
Repeat pregnancy too close to the birth of a first baby can be dangerous and has an increased risk of adverse outcomes for mother and baby including miscarriage, preterm birth and stillbirth. Increased access to in-hospital reversible contraception, and insurance coverage for it, can help prevent unintended and repeat pregnancies too close to prior births.
