The development of a family planning program for private patients in a community hospital.

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“…The Chief Medical Officer pointed out in his report for 1971 that the postnatal examination figures were increased when family planning advice was included as part of the hospital consultation, while postnatal patients have shown that they are at risk, and contraceptive advice offered at this time is likely to be more effective than that provided at intervals between pregnancies. [2][3][4] This study reports the contraceptive requirements of inpatients at the Walsgrave Maternity Hospital in Coventry. An attempt was made to interview all postnatal patients in the hospital during a three-month period with a view to answering the following questions: (1) How many patients felt a need for further contraceptive advice?…”

“…; (2) What proportion of pregnancies were unwanted and hence might have been prevented by improvements in the family planning service? ; (3) Where had the patients previously obtained their contraceptive advice ? ; (4) What were the preferred sources of advice in terms of personnel, organization, and site ?…”