Immediate Postpartum Insertion of Copper Intrauterine Device in a Brazilian University Hospital: Expulsion and Continuation Rates.

Georgia Nahas Claudia Garcia Magalhães Flávia Neves Bueloni-Dias Eliana Aguiar Petri Nahas Vera Therezinha Medeiros Borges

Published in: Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia (2023)

Despite the low insertion rate of copper IUDs in the postpartum period and a higher expulsion rate, the rate of long-term continuation of intrauterine contraception was high, indicating that it is a useful intervention to prevent unwanted pregnancies and to reduce short-interval birth.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
gestational age
preterm birth
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes