Barriers and facilitators of early postpartum modern contraceptive method uptake in Dessie and Kombolcha City zones, northeast Ethiopia: Conventional content analysis qualitative study.

Generally individual, facility-based, method-related, misconceptions, societal, and cultural barriers were identified as hindrances to the uptake of early postpartum modern contraceptive methods. There is a need for health-seeking behavioral interventions, innovative contraceptive methods, and facility-level interventions to overcome each identified barrier.