Postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device (PPIUCD) insertion: practices and aftermath at tertiary care centre

Immediate postpartum insertion of an intrauterine contraceptive device.

An intrauterine contraceptive device (iucd) is a widely acceptable reversible method of contraception for spacing of births. We determined the efficacy and safety of immediate postpartum iucd insertion during cesarean section. One hundred twenty two women with term pregnancies delivering by cesarean section between January 2012 to June 2013 were included in the study. A copper iucd (cu T380A) w...

Annotated Bibliography of Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device

Insertion of intrauterine contraceptive device at caesarean section.

OBJECTIVE To determine the safety (infection, conception rate and perforation) of intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD, Multiload Cu 375) insertion at caesarean section and compare their postoperative period (in term of pain, amount of bleeding and expulsion rate) of women who had caesarean section without IUCD insertion and to women who had IUCD inserted as an interval procedure. STUDY DE...

The occasional intrauterine contraceptive device insertion.

© 2008 Society of Rural Physicians of Canada Can J Rural Med 2008; 13 (1) T he intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) is an effective but underused method of contraception in Canada. In the 1950s, 10% of women who were of reproductive age and using contraception used an IUCD. However, IUCD use quickly fell after the defects of the poorly designed Dalkon Shield (Dalkon Corp., A.H. Robins) were...

Post-placental intrauterine device insertion - A five year experience at a tertiary care centre in north India

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES In view of high rate of unintended pregnancy in our country, particularly in post-partum women, there is a need for reliable, effective, long-term contraception such as intrauterine device (IUD) in post-partum women. The present study was planned to evaluate the safety and efficacy of immediate post-partum IUD insertion in women delivering vaginally or by caesarian secti...