Scaling up postpregnancy family planning: practical guide

Overview

This practical guide provides evidence-based, adaptable approaches to scale up postpregnancy family planning (FP) using the six core components of WHO’s health system building blocks framework: leadership/ governance, service delivery, health workforce, information, medicines and technology, and financing. 

It offers suggestions and options for planning, establishing, implementing, monitoring and scaling up postpregnancy FP, with attention to quality of care and gender equality. It is intended to help countries achieve their national commitments to SDGs on health and well-being (SDG 3) and gender equality (SDG 5).