Integrating family planning into immunization services in India: Assessment provides recommendations for addressing unmet needs of postpartum women.

This brief shares the findings of a study conducted to assess the quality of integrated services under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in Jharkhand India. The NRHM is mandated by the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to integrated family planning into immunization services. FHI 360 and CARE India conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study to assess the quality of integrated services provided under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in Lohardaga district of Jharkhand. The NRHM as mandated by the India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare seeks to integrate family planning into immunization services nationwide. The assessment covered service delivery at two primary health centers and 15 village health and nutrition days using semistructured interviews with immunization service providers service managers and women who brought their babies to receive immunization services. The study also looked at what services were being provided at the 17 delivery locations and the potential for improved integration. (excerpt)