This article was meant to cover a workshop whose objectives were: To increase understanding of the importance of integrating postpartum/postabortion care with family planning services, in efforts to improve the health of mothers and children in the Arab region; To share best and promising practices in providing family planning services, especially those within postpartum and postabortion care;  To orient participants in adapting best and promising practices in their own programs through practical sessions and working groups;  To recognize the role of operations research in enhancing the integration of family planning services with postpartum/postabortion care.