Title: IUD insertion timing vital in postpartum use.

POPLINE Document Number: 308230

Author(s):

Finger WR

Source citation:

Network, 1996 Winter;16(2):21-22, 24.

Abstract:

As a contraceptive used during the postpartum period, the IUD has a distinct advantage: It does not affect breastfeeding, as do many systematic contraceptive methods. The postpartum period may also be a convenient time during a woman's life to have an IUD inserted, since it may be one of the few times she is in contact with medical services. In addition, IUDs do not require regular user compliance. Coital-dependent methods may be used inconsistently during the postpartum period by couples who think conception is less likely this during period. Also, if a woman says she wants no more children but has not had time to consider sterilization carefully, an IUD offers a reversible alternative. Timing of insertion, counseling, provider training and programmatic support are critical factors for IUD use during the postpartum period. The timing of insertion is important primarily because it influences the risk of expulsion. Expulsion can leave a woman unprotected from pregnancy without her realizing it. Ideally, postpartum insertion should take place within 10 minutes of placental delivery ( immediate postplacental) or at about six weeks after birth, when a woman returns for routine postpartum care visit. (excerpt)

Keywords:

Developing Countries
Recommendations
Clinical Research
Postpartum Women
Women in Development
Time Factors
IUD
Postpartum
IUD, Copper Releasing
Postabortion
Research Methodology
Puerperium
Reproduction
Economic Development
Economic Factors
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Contraceptive Methods
Contraception
Family Planning