Open AccessPost-cesarean section insertion of intrauterine devices.
Author(s) -
Imarhiagbe O. C,
Shusheng Zhou,
Sandor A. Balogh,
Keat Sim Ng
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.74.11.1281
Subject(s) - medicine , intrauterine device , obstetrics , beijing , cesarean delivery , pregnancy , gynecology , family planning , china , population , research methodology , environmental health , biology , political science , law , genetics
Among 52 women who delivered by cesarean section in a medical center in Beijing, China and had either a Delta Loop or Delta T intrauterine device (IUD) inserted manually through the incision wound, the expulsion rates were significantly lower than among a comparable group of 147 women who both delivered and had the IUD inserted vaginally (4.1 versus 20.5 per 100 women at six months post-insertion). Since the cesarean delivery rate is increasing worldwide, we deem this preliminary finding important for postpartum contraception programs and urge further studies.