This co-designed project aims to support the use of effective contraception among women at high risk of unintended pregnancy by introducing private consultations, contraceptive counselling and referral services in a community pharmacy setting.

Australian women living in rural and regional areas experience many barriers to accessing long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) and early medical abortion (EMA) services. The ORIENT Study is investigating how the quality, availability and accessibility of LARC (including intrauterine devices and implants) and EMA might be improved using a nurse-led model of care in general practice.

Contraception enables women to attain the number and spacing of births they desire – crucial for health, economic and social wellbeing – yet many women lack access to information or services to achieve this postnatally and are at risk of unintentionally falling pregnant again soon after birth. Midwives are well-placed to provide contraception information and care, yet this is not common practice in Australia. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability of a comprehensive midwifery-led model of contraceptive care to increase access to and uptake of contraception.