Placement of Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device at the Time of Cesarean Delivery and the Effect on Breastfeeding Duration.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Studies have shown that immediate postpartum initiation of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) methods leads to increased utilization of LARC and prevention of unintended pregnancies. It is unclear if immediate postpartum levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) insertion has an effect on breastfeeding success. Study Design: This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized trial that compared intrauterine device (IUD) use at 6 months postpartum among women who underwent intracesarean IUD placement with women who planned for interval IUD placement at 6 or more weeks postpartum. This parallel, 1:1, nonblinded randomized trial was conducted between March 2012 and June 2014 at the University of North Carolina Women's Hospital. We

SUBMITTER: Levi EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6306674 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature