title: Postpartum contraception needs of women with preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate postpartum contraception experiences of mothers with premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), their knowledge of risk factors for preterm delivery and their interest in a family planning clinic located near the NICU.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a cross-sectional survey of English or Spanish-speaking women 18 or older whose premature neonate had been in the NICU for 5 days or more in a current stable condition.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 95 women were interviewed at a median of 2.7 weeks postpartum (range 0.6-12.9). Approximately 75% of women were currently using or planning to use contraception, with 33% using less effective methods. Half of women reported they would obtain contraception at a family planning clinic near the NICU. Only 32% identified a short interpregnancy interval as a risk factor for preterm delivery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lack of knowledge of short interpregnancy interval as a risk factor for a future preterm delivery highlights the need to address postpartum contraception education and provision in this high-risk population.
authors.affiliation: The Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leaverton
authors.affiliation: The Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: The Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vohr
authors.affiliation: The Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dailey
authors.affiliation: The Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Phipps
authors.affiliation: The Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001721:Birth Intervals; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult