Contraceptive Beliefs and Practices of American Muslim Women.

To assess contraceptive beliefs and practices among American Muslim women residing in Southern California. English speaking Muslim women were approached in Southern California mosques and online and asked to participate in a survey about birth control. Primary outcome measures included the belief that Islam permitted use of contraceptives to prevent pregnancy, to treat menstrual disorders, and to suppress menstrual flow that would prevent attendance at religious rituals; personal contraceptive use was also assessed.

Reproductive Life Planning and Preconception Care 2015: Attitudes of English-Speaking Family Planning Patients.

Background: Reproductive life planning has become an essential element in programs designed to promote preconceptional care and increase utilization of effective contraceptive methods. This study sought to determine if women have reproductive life plans and what they think women should do to prepare for pregnancy.

Materials And Methods: Indigent English-speaking women in a family planning clinic were asked individually about their reproductive life plans, preparations needed for pregnancy, and the relative health risks of pregnancy compared to oral contraceptives.