SMJ articles in the category "postpartum period"

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Exploration of the Intersection between Infant Feeding and Postpartum Contraception in Western North Carolina: Perspectives of Postpartum Individuals and Providers

Objectives: Short interpregnancy intervals are associated with preterm births. Increasing access to postpartum contraception is a preventive intervention. Best practice recommendations suggest that postpartum individuals exclusively breastfeed for up to 6 months. Conversations about these two topics tend to occur simultaneously throughout the perinatal period. This study explores the intersection…

Posted in: breast-feeding 6 contraception 14 patient-centered care 7 postpartum period 3 reproductive health 9

Original Article

Utilization of Mental Health Services Within 1 Year of Delivery among Different Language Groups

Objectives: Cultural differences can affect postpartum mental health disorders and the utilization of mental health services. We compared women speaking English, Spanish, Russian, and Urdu/Bengali/Punjabi from postpartum through 1 year after delivery. Methods: This was a retrospective study of 3478 pregnant women from a public hospital in New York City….

Posted in: anxiety 8 mental health 22 mental health services 2 postpartum depression 3 postpartum period 3

Original Article

CME Article: Implementation of a Postpartum Note Reminder and Factors Associated with Postpartum Glucose Tolerance Screening

Objectives: Although reminder systems are used to increase provider adherence, we are not aware of any real-time reminder systems for provider adherence to postpartum glucose tolerance testing. We studied whether a reminder in the electronic medical records affects provider ordering of a postpartum glucose tolerance test. We also studied whether…

Posted in: electronic health records 6 gestational diabetes mellitus 3 postpartum period 3
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