Background: Good quality family planning counseling particularly in the postpartum period is paramount to contraception adoption and continuation; it is also paramount in the reduction of maternal as well as infant morbidity and mortality.
Objective: Assess the level of family planning counseling provided for women in their immediate postpartum period in the labor ward at Saint Paul's Hospital in 2019.
Method: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from February to March of 2019 among women in the labor ward.