Journal of women's health
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Journal of women's health · Aug 2021
Types of Lifetime Reproductive Coercion and Current Contraceptive Use.
Background: Intimate partner violence and differential power dynamics are associated with contraceptive behaviors. This study examines the role of reproductive coercion (RC) by an intimate partner in women's decisions about contraceptive use. Materials and Methods: A self-report survey was administered to a probability sample of a diverse group of women of reproductive age in Delaware's Title X health care facilities. ⋯ Results: Among 240 women (weighted n = 6529) included in the sample, 13.9% reported experiencing only verbal RC, and 16.1% reported behavioral RC. Women who reported behavioral RC were more likely to currently be using highly versus moderately (adjusted relative risk ratio [aRRR]: 26.71, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 4.59-156.0) and low effective methods (aRRR: 3.08, 95% CI: 0.97-9.82), but less likely to be using moderately (aRRR: 0.12, 95% CI: 0.02-0.77) than low effective methods. Conclusions: Using highly and low effective methods may indicate two opposing ways of managing behavioral RC experiences: controlling fertility by choosing less detectable but highly effective methods or feeling disempowered and using no or low effective partner-dependent methods.
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Journal of women's health · Aug 2021
Folate Levels by Time Since Last Live Birth Among U.S. Women, 2007-2016.
Background: Folate depletion in the postpartum period may increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes for women with a short interpregnancy interval following a live birth. We sought to examine folate levels by time since last live birth among U. S. women. ⋯ Conclusions: Folate levels are highest in the first year postpartum compared with other time periods within a woman's reproductive lifespan. These findings do not support the idea that postpartum U. S. women are depleted in folate, on average.