Traditional birthspacing practices and uptake of family planning during the postpartum period in Ouagadougou: qualitative results.

Context: In many low-income countries, postpartum women typically start contraception after the resumption of sexual intercourse or menstruation. Postpartum breast-feeding and abstinence delay these events. Information is needed on women's motivations to rely on these traditional birthspacing practices and their difficulties in starting a contraceptive method after a birth in urban West Africa.