Contraception in the Era of COVID-19
Kavita Nanda, Elena Lebetkin, M. Steiner, Irina Yacobson, Laneta J. Dorflinger
Abstract
<h3>Key Messages</h3> In the face of facility service disruptions due to COVID-19, health care providers, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, should strive to maintain continuity of reproductive health care to women and girls as an essential service. When in-person encounters are limited, health care providers should adapt the way contraceptive services are provided by using telehealth whenever possible for counseling, shared decision making, and side effect management, and should make adjustments to provision of contraceptive methods to ensure access.
Topics & Concepts
TelehealthCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Service providerHealth servicesReproductive healthHealth careFamily planningPandemicService (business)BusinessNursingDeveloping countryTelemedicineMedicineFamily medicinePopulationEconomic growthEnvironmental healthMarketingResearch methodologyDiseasePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)EconomicsReproductive Health and ContraceptionGlobal Maternal and Child HealthCOVID-19 Impact on Reproduction