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Increasing access to contraception in the context of Zika preparedness : perspectives from state and local public health agencies
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December 2017
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Series: Issue brief
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Description:The Zika virus can cause severe birth defects among infected infants. Infants can be infected by Zika through maternal transmission of the virus during pregnancy. Preventing unintended pregnancy during the Zika virus outbreak is a primary strategy to reduce the number of pregnancies affected by Zika virus infection.
In the fall of 2016, the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) convened a meeting in Atlanta, GA, to discuss state- implemented approaches to increasing access to the full range of contraceptive methods, including long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), in the context of Zika preparedness. Meeting participants included representatives from 15 state and local health departments and clinics, three federal partners, and five maternal and child health membership organizations. The one-day meeting consisted of large group discussions and smaller, facilitated breakout group discussions. The following are summaries of meeting participants discussions regarding specific challenges that state and local health agencies and health care providers encounter in their efforts to increase access to contraception and shared examples of successful approaches to implementing strategies to increase contraception access in their jurisdictions.
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