Table 1.

Programme for Learning Seminars (LS) during Quality Improvement Collaborative (QIC) 2018–2019

Learning Seminars (LS)	Themes for the seminar	Activities at the seminar Discussions/teamwork	Homework and activities after the seminar
LS 1 (Dec 2018)	Why do we need to improve contraceptive services? Update relevant research from the field regarding: Risk-factors for unintended pregnancy Best practice contraceptive counselling postpartum Local data from the SPR regarding women’s choice of contraceptive methods postpartum Improvement in health care and theory. Introduction of driver diagram Introduction to the tool Plan-Do-Study-Act How to work in a team in a QIC	Identify obstacles in; -providing contraceptives services postpartum -registering women’s choice of contraceptive method postpartum in the SPR Introduction to visual tool illustrating the effectiveness of contraceptive methods Discuss and set goals for the QIC: What do we want to accomplish?	Continue to identify possible obstacles and possibilities at each MHC Continue to register women’s choice of contraceptives postpartum in the SPR Test visual tool illustrating the effectiveness of different contraceptive methods Test offer information about contraceptive methods during gestational weeks 36–38 Test book the postpartum visit during pregnancy.
LS 2 (March 2019)	Analyse results in SPR. RLP, a tool for person-centred counselling Midwives’ experiences of improvement activities Clarify the goals of the work. What changes are we planning to make?	Share experiences of registering women’s choice of contraceptive method in the SPR Reflect on how to use RLP in the conversation about contraception Share experiences of improvement activities Choose future testing areas	Continue to register women’s choice of contraceptives postpartum Continue using the visual tool Continue offering information about contraceptive methods and offer prescriptions during gestational weeks 36–38 Test book appointments for contraceptive services postpartum Test to develop a stock of LARC
LS 3 (June 2019)	Analyse results regarding women’s choice of contraceptive method in the SPR Lecture in best practice contraceptive methods postpartum, including natural family planning User feedback: Immigrant women’s and Swedish-born women’s views on teams’ improvement activities Midwives’ experiences of improvement activities	Share experiences of register women’s choice of contraceptive method postpartum Share experiences of improvement activities Reflect on users’ views in the QIC	Continue to register women’s choice of contraceptives postpartum Continue using the visual tool Continue offering information about contraceptive methods and prescription during gestational weeks 36–38 Continue to book appointments for contraceptive services postpartum Maintain the stock of LARC
LS 4 (Oct 2019)	Analyse the results so far from the SPR User feedback: Immigrant women’s and Swedish-born women’s views on teams’ actions Future work	Reflect on users’ views in the QIC How to keep on reaching the goal? How can we create sustainability?	Continue to register women’s choice of contraceptives postpartum Continue using the visual tool Continue offering information about Contraceptive methods during gestational weeks 36–38 Continue to book appointments for contraceptive counselling postpartum Maintain the stock of LARC

LS Learning Seminar, LARC Long-Acting Reversible Contraception, RLP Reproductive Life Planning, SPR Swedish Pregnancy Register, MHC Maternal Health Clinic, QIC Quality Improvement Collaborative