• This is a U.S. Office of Population Affairs (OPA) measure.
• The annual reported rate captures activity during the stated measurement year (MY).
• There is no benchmark available for this OPA measure.
• Please note that in MY22, the timeframe changed from 60 to 90 days. However, these new specifications were not published in time for programming to change.

This measure shows that among women ages 15 to 44 at risk of unintended pregnancy, the percentage that were provided a most effective or moderately effective method of contraception (MMEC) or a long-acting reversible method of contraception (LARC) within 3 and 60 days. The Child Core Set asks states to report the rate for the subset of members 15-20 years of age (shown above).

Four rates are reported:

1. The percent that were provided a MMEC within 3 days.
2. The percent that were provided a MMEC within 60 days.
3. The percent that were provided a LARC within 3 days.
4. The percent that were provided a LARC within 60 days.

This rate is an access measure, and the focus is on making sure that women have access to LARC methods during the postpartum period. These rates are reported at two points in time: contraceptive provision within 3 days of delivery is used to monitor the provision of contraception in the immediate postpartum period, while contraceptive provision within 60 days of delivery is used to monitor the provision of contraception throughout the postpartum period. (A 60-day period is used because the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists [ACOG] recommends a postpartum visit at 6 weeks, and two additional weeks are allowed for women whose postpartum care visit is delayed.)

Last updated:  January 2024

• Vermont's Blueprint for Health, Women's Health Initiative (WHI)