Impact of Video Intervention on Postabortal Uptake of Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)

Primary: To compare rates of immediate postabortal LARC uptake between women exposed to a brief, theory-based, video intervention prior to standard contraceptive counseling and women exposed to standard counseling alone.

Secondary: To identify predictors of immediate postabortal LARC uptake among all participants including the role of:

• Demographic and reproductive health history variables
• Baseline decisional balance, self-efficacy and stage of change for contraceptive initiation

This is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of a brief video intervention on postabortal uptake of long acting reversible contraception.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Ages 18 - 29 Surgical abortion being performed the day of the study English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• Nonviable pregnancy Sexual assault Administered sedative medication Non English speaking