Che Y, Li Y, Gu X, et al. - Researchers examined the prevalence of contraceptive use, unintended pregnancy, and induced abortions within 24 months postpartum in eastern, central, and western regions of China and in China overall via performing this retrospective cohort study of women delivering a live birth between 12 and 24 months before the survey at 60 hospitals in eastern, central, and western regions of China. Among 18,045 (90.5%) agreed to be interviewed, the 6-, 12-, and 24-month rates were 62.7%, 72.4%, and 73.2%, respectively, for modern contraceptive methods. Overall observations suggest relatively high postpartum contraception use in China, however, it is dominated by less-effective methods, which may contribute to greater risks of unintended pregnancy and induced abortion during the postpartum period. Hence they emphasize fostering use of long-acting reversible contraceptives and effective and reliable short-acting methods in postpartum family planning services in China.