Post-cesarean section insertion of intrauterine devices.
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.
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D008722:Methods; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy