Abstract
Background In 2001, a service dedicated to family planning was created within a large public hospital to improve patient care services. This retrospective chart review demonstrates the benefit of focusing these services in a specialty clinic. Study Design A power analysis was performed and determined that a minimum of 136 charts were needed in each arm of the study to determine if, following an elective abortion, there was a significant increase in attendance at the scheduled postoperative visit. Secondary variables included analysis of contraceptive choice, incidence of continuation of injectable contraception and incidence of repeat pregnancy. Results After counseling services were initiated, there was a 27% increase in the number of patients returning for the postoperative clinic appointment within 8 weeks [32% (61/191) in 1998 vs. 59% (80/136) in 2001; p<.0001]. There was also a significant decrease in patients without a plan for contraception, 29% in 1998 vs. 11% in 2001, and a decrease in repeat pregnancies from 9% in 1998 to 1.5% in 2001. There was no difference in patient adherence with injectable contraception. Conclusion Consolidation of abortion services improves subsequent use of contraception and reduces incidence of repeat pregnancy.
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