| Breastfeeding |
- What have you heard about breastfeeding? What have you heard about the benefits of breastfeeding?
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- What are your goals for breastfeeding?
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- Ideally, for how long would you like to be breastfeeding?
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- How is breastfeeding viewed by your community and/or family?
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- What could make it harder for you to breastfeed?
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| Birth spacing/contraception |
- Are you interested in having another baby after this one? (If yes) When might you want to have another baby?
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- How important is it to avoid another pregnancy right now?
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- Do you know how long is recommended to wait after giving birth to try and get pregnant again?
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- How would you feel if you were to get pregnant sooner than the current recommendation?
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- How would your family and/or community react to your pregnancy?
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- What contraceptives worked well for you in the past? Do you have any preferences or concerns about contraception?
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- What is important to you in a contraceptive method?
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- What have you heard about getting pregnant while breastfeeding? What have you heard about breastfeeding and contraception?
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| Sexuality |
- Are you sexually active with men?
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- How soon after birth do you think you and your partner will want to resume intercourse?
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- What questions do you have about resuming intercourse after giving birth?
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| Breastfeeding and hormonal contraception |
- Most studies indicate that hormonal contraception does not affect a woman's ability to breastfeed, but more research is needed, and some specialists worry about an effect of contraception on milk production. How do you think you would feel if your contraception made breastfeeding more challenging?
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| Follow-up questions/phrases |
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- It sounds like ___ (being able to breastfeed for a year, not getting pregnant, etc.) is really important to you. What do you think this means for ___? (using contraception, breastfeeding, etc.)
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- Based on what you've told me, it sounds like you might ___.
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