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Systematic Review of the Literature on Postpartum Care: Selected Contraception Methods, Postpartum Papanicolaou Test, and Rubella Immunization

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The postpartum period is a time when many routine interventions are provided to mothers. This review examined the published evidence for the effectiveness of selected contraceptive methods, Papanicolaou (Pap) tests, and rubella immunization. METHODS: MEDLINE, Cinahl, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library were searched for randomized controlled trials of interventions initiated from immediately after birth to 1 year in postnatal women. …

Authors

Levitt C; Shaw E; Wong S; Kaczorowski J; Springate R; Sellors J; Enkin M

Journal

Birth, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 203–212

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

September 2004

DOI

10.1111/j.0730-7659.2004.00306.x

ISSN

0730-7659