Patient-centered birth control counseling after pregnancy
Developing and Validating a Measure of Patient-centered Peripartum Contraceptive Care
They are creating and testing a short questionnaire to capture how well birth control counseling during and after pregnancy respects patients' preferences and needs.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R21 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Ann Arbor, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11182614 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be invited to help create and test a short survey about your experience with birth control counseling around the time of pregnancy. The team will adapt an existing patient-reported questionnaire, work with peripartum patients to refine the questions, and pilot the tool with diverse participants. They will use interviews and surveys and apply statistical testing to make sure the measure is clear, reliable, and valid. The final measure will be checked across different groups to see if it fairly reflects the experiences of people from varied backgrounds.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are pregnant people or those recently postpartum who received or expect to receive contraceptive counseling and are willing to complete surveys or brief interviews.
Not a fit: People who are not pregnant or recently postpartum, or who have not received contraceptive counseling, are unlikely to be included or benefit directly from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this tool could help clinics better recognize and provide birth control counseling that matches patient preferences, potentially improving birth spacing and outcomes.
How similar studies have performed: Related patient-reported measures exist for general contraceptive care, but a validated tool focused specifically on the peripartum period is new and largely untested.
Where this research is happening
Ann Arbor, United States
- University of Michigan at Ann Arbor — Ann Arbor, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Moniz, Michelle Helena — University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
- Study coordinator: Moniz, Michelle Helena
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.