Preventing unintended pregnancies and optimising maternal and fetal outcomes are important public health imperatives.

While clinical guidelines recommend increasing the use of long-acting reversible contraceptives, current contraceptive use and management in Australia do not reflect these recommendations.

Beliefs about the usefulness of initiatives to reduce opioid prescribing in clinical practice and autonomy in prescribing may be important considerations in driving compliance.

Women’s intentions to use condoms, and their confidence in their ability to negotiate condom use, can be thwarted by lack of partner compliance, as well as various situational factors.

Interconception care is becoming increasingly important, with rising rates of overweight, obesity, diabetes and hypertension among people of reproductive age.

Medical abortion is a more accessible and less invasive option than surgical termination and can be provided in primary care settings.

Increased awareness of the alternative medical abortion models may encourage medical abortion delivery in general practice and increase access for women.

Preventing unintended pregnancies and optimising maternal and fetal outcomes are important public health imperatives.

There are no obvious reasons why antibiotic use should be higher in the Australian community setting; therefore, it is likely that some antibiotic use may be unnecessary.