Jayme Congdon
University of California-San Francisco, CA·Public Health & Epidemiology·Early-career
Most women who have just given birth want to avoid getting pregnant again soon. Yet fewer than half start using contraception in the months after delivery.
- Fields
Public Health & Epidemiology
Medicine & Clinical Research
- Topics
postpartum contraception
family planning
birth spacing
- Grants
- 1 known grant, through May 2028
What they work on
- Qualitatively assess, through interviews with about 50 postpartum women and healthcare team members, what they prefer in pediatric clinic-based postpartum contraceptive services.
- Develop a pediatric clinic-based postpartum contraception intervention through repeated focus groups and usability testing with patient and clinical stakeholders, guided by implementation science principles.
- Implement and pilot test the intervention with about 50 participants, measuring whether delivering contraceptive care at infant visits is feasible and acceptable.
More about the research
Pregnancies that are unwanted or closely spaced are linked to worse health for mothers and babies. Many new mothers skip their postpartum obstetric visit and face other obstacles to care. However, they reliably bring their infants to pediatric checkups. This project asks whether the pediatric clinic could become a place to help mothers meet their contraceptive needs.
Why it matters
Postpartum women who want to prevent pregnancy often fall through gaps in care. A pediatric clinic-based contraception service could help prevent unwanted pregnancies and support healthy birth spacing. It could reduce disparities in access to contraceptive care and improve related health and social outcomes for women and their families.
Known grants
From NIH and NSF research grants. Labs often have other funding we can't see.
Closest labs
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Julie Maslowsky
University of Michigan, MI·Public Health & Epidemiology
Compile state-level data on sexual and reproductive health factors, such as provider scope of practice and contraception access, for all 50 states and DC, using human-centered design with researchers to define consistent variables.
The school
University of California-San Francisco: 89 labs on PI Pages, $2.1B a year on research, 164 research doctorates a year.
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