Arabic speaking women’s experience of postpartum contraceptive counselling in Sweden

To provide person-centred and equitable contraceptive counselling postpartum, health care services need to shift attention from individual barriers to how the counselling can be improved. Key elements include integrating the concept of birth spacing in the postpartum contraceptive counselling, ensuring accessible follow-up services and to provide comprehensive information in the native language to support informed choices. An open-minded engagement with patients is also central to provide contraceptive counselling that is inclusive for all women.