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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 23.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2016 Nov;20(Suppl 1):173–179. doi: 10.1007/s10995-016-2002-4

Table 1.

Summary of illustrative examples of immediate postpartum LARC implementation in domains of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and associated implementation strategies

CFIR domain CFIR construct
  within domain
Immediate postpartum LARC example Associated implementation strategy Implementation
  strategy label [14]
Intervention
    characteristics
Evidence
  strength and
  quality
Strong evidence of safety and efficacy
  of immediate postpartum LARC;
  provider misperceptions about the
  impact of expulsion rates and
  interference with lactation
Provider outreach and education at
  provider professional meetings
Conduct educational
  meetings
Outer setting External policies
  and incentives
State reimbursement strategies differ
  from typical reimbursement
  practices
ASTHO Multi-State Learning
  Community for immediate
  postpartum LARC
Create a learning
  collaborative
Inner setting Readiness for
  implementation
Lack of devices stocked at facilities Stocking devices in secured, automated
  medication dispensing system on
  labor and delivery floor; bed-side
  tackle boxes stocked and available on
  postpartum floor
Change physical
  structure and
  equipment
Characteristics
  of individuals
Personal
  Attributes of
  Patients
Women’s knowledge, preferences, and
  prior experiences with healthcare
  and contraception
Incorporate women’s perspectives
  about implementation efforts,
  specifically counseling and consent
Involve
  patients/consumers;
  obtain and use
  patient/consumer
  feedback
Provider Self-
  efficacy
Lack of provider skills to insert
  immediate postpartum IUDs
Outreach trainings to perinatal centers
  with special pelvic models for hands-
  on training
Conduct educational
  outreach visits;
  make training
  dynamic
Process Planning Facility-specific protocols for
  immediate postpartum LARC are
  needed to support implementation
Develop toolkits to facilitate
  implementation in birthing facilities
Identify and prepare
  provider champions