The negative impact of COVID-19 on contraception and sexual and reproductive health: Could immediate postpartum LARCs be the solution?

Anita Makins^{1

2

3}, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran^{1

4}; FIGO Contraception and Family Planning Committee

Collaborators, Affiliations

FIGO Contraception and Family Planning Committee:
Jill Sheffield, John Townsend, Petra Ten Hoope-Bender, Megan Elliott, Ann Starrs, Gamal Serour, Ian Askew, Jotham Musinguzi, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Lesley Regan, Anita Makins

¹ FIGO-International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, London, UK.
² Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.
³ Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁴ St George's, University of London, London, UK.

Editorial

Anita Makins et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;150(2):141-143.

doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13237. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

Anita Makins^{1

2

3}, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran^{1

4}; FIGO Contraception and Family Planning Committee

FIGO Contraception and Family Planning Committee:
Jill Sheffield, John Townsend, Petra Ten Hoope-Bender, Megan Elliott, Ann Starrs, Gamal Serour, Ian Askew, Jotham Musinguzi, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Lesley Regan, Anita Makins

¹ FIGO-International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, London, UK.
² Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.
³ Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁴ St George's, University of London, London, UK.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest.

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