Impact Evaluation of a Targeted mHealth Intervention to Improve Uptake of Postpartum Contraception in Kenya

Based on a targeted human-centered-design process with pregnant and early postpartum mothers, the intervention consists of informative messages, counselling and reminders regarding postpartum family planning and birth spacing, leveraging an existing mobile health platform (PROMPTS) for intervention delivery and Jacaranda's established partnership with the Kenyan Ministry of Health, county health offices and public maternity hospitals method options. The intervention includes several features: activation of family planning discussions between pregnant and postpartum women and their health care providers, information provision, method selection support to help women choose their preferred method, and reminders to follow-up. The key feature is to help women make an informed plan about family planning in the prenatal or early postpartum period and follow through with this plan.