Breastfeeding Perceptions and Behavior Among Postpartum Women Initiating Different Hormonally Systemic Contraceptive Methods.

Background: There continues to be controversy regarding the simultaneous encouragement of both breastfeeding and immediate postpartum contraception.

Research Aim: To explore postpartum women's perspectives about breastfeeding and their breastfeeding behaviors, while using one of three different hormonally systemic contraceptive methods immediately postpartum over a 6 month period of time.

Methods: This was a retrospective, longitudinal, three group comparative, secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study ( = 471) of immediate postpartum contraception.