American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Labor, delivery, and postpartum care FAQ091. Overview of the postpartum period: Physiology, complications, and maternal care.
Labor, delivery, and postpartum care FAQ006. Postpartum contraception: Initiation and methods. Talk to your health care provider during your postpartum visits about birth control options. Although birth control methods that contain both estrogen and progestin have long been thought to decrease the milk supply of women who are breast-feeding, recent research suggests that this is not true. For otherwise healthy women, it's OK to begin using combined birth control pills and other types of combined hormonal birth control one month after childbirth. Progestin-only contraceptives, such as the contraceptive injection medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera) or the minipill norethindrone (Camila, Ortho Micronor, others)īirth control methods that contain both estrogen and progestin - such as combined birth control pills - pose an increased risk of blood clots shortly after delivery.A copper or hormonal intrauterine device (IUD).A contraceptive implant, such as etonogestrel (Nexplanon).Your options immediately after delivery include:
Your health care provider will recommend thinking about your desire to have more children and pregnancy spacing before you deliver your baby. To reduce the risk of pregnancy complications and other health problems, limited research suggests waiting at least 18 to 24 months before attempting your next pregnancy.
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