CONTRACEPÇÃO E SAÚDE DA MULHER NO PUERPÉRIO

by Neutzling, Valéria Tejada

Despite the fact of many contraceptive methods are available, up to 89% of the puerperado not make use of them. Gestations under 24 months interval are considered as highrisk for the mother and the new born.Having in mind the goal of estimate the prevalence of pos-natal contraception, in thecity of Pelotas, as well as the factors associated with the non-use of contraceptive38methods during this period, has been realized a nested cross-sectional study. 2471mothers have been interviewed in the immediate pos-natal period and an random andrepresentative sample of 34%, in home interviews six months after, in a total of 920women. It came up with the evidence that 84% have used contraception up to the sixthmonth, been the combined oral contraceptive the most used (43%), followed by theprogestin-only (13%) and for the condom (12%). The factors associated to anticonceptionin the sixth month of the puerperium have been: having a partner, have beenattended pre and pos-natal professional medical orientation, previous use ofcontraception, not been breastfeeding in the sixth month pos-natal period, return to thesexual activity, have been cycled and medical orientation.