Efficacy and safety of intrauterine device placement during a planned cesarean section.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Approximately 79% of pregnancies conceived within the first year after delivery are unintended and 50% of the couples report having unprotected intercourse before the first routine postpartum appointment. Unintended pregnancies are associated with unsafe abortions and other poor outcomes. We aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of intrauterine device (IUD) placement during a planned cesarean section (CS) at one year after insertion.

Study design

A survey-based retrospective cohort study conducted at a university teaching hospital. The study cohort included term pregnant women delivered by a planned CS between December 2016 and July 2020, and data collection and questionnaires were completed in July 2021. In the study group, copper or Levonorgestrel IUDs were

SUBMITTER: Garmi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9793275 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature