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Barriers to postpartum permanent contraception (PC) exist at clinical, physician, hospital, and sociocultural levels. Addressing these multi-level obstacles is crucial for improving access to desired postpartum permanent contraception.

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  • Reproductive Health
  • Sociomedical Sciences
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Existing research on postpartum permanent contraception (PC) access primarily addresses the federal Medicaid sterilization policy.
  • Numerous other barriers to fulfilling desired postpartum PC remain underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the multifaceted barriers to postpartum permanent contraception (PC) beyond the Medicaid policy.
  • To examine the various levels and intersections of these barriers.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study involving interviews with 81 postpartum individuals and 67 obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) across four US hospitals.
  • Rapid qualitative analysis and thematic analysis were employed to identify and refine themes related to PC barriers.

Main Results:

  • Barriers to postpartum permanent contraception (PC) were identified across four distinct levels: clinical, physician, hospital, and sociocultural.
  • Clinical barriers relate to patient characteristics and medical history; physician barriers include patient age, parity, and marital status.
  • Hospital-level barriers involve scheduling and staffing issues, while sociocultural barriers encompass challenges like childcare, appointment scheduling, and transportation for interval PC.

Conclusions:

  • Improving access to postpartum permanent contraception (PC) requires interventions addressing determinants across all health disparity levels.
  • A multi-level strategy is necessary to overcome barriers, as policy reform alone is insufficient.
  • Timely access to interval PC should be facilitated through interventions when immediate postpartum PC is not feasible.