Women�s experience with postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device use at - tertiary care center

Gupta Anju; Gupta Kumkum; Menghnani rekha; Gupta Hemant Kumar

Volume : V, Issue : IV, April - 2016

Women�s experience with postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device use at - tertiary care center

Gupta Anju, Gupta Kumkum, Menghnani Rekha, Gupta Hemant Kumar

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Background and objectives: In country like India were institutional deliveries are being promoted by various government efforts, post partum period is ideal for family planning counseling. It is the time when parturient women came in contact with health care providers. The Copper T 380A intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUCD) is a highly effective, non-hormonal method that can be safely used by all women regardless of eastfeeding status during this interval. Methods: This is a prospective study carried out in the department of OBG, Government medical college Kota from July 2013 to June 2014.All parturient women admitted for delivery had cuT-380A insertion after counseling, post partum or with 48 hrs of delivery. Patient with complain like PPH, pre-labour rupture of memanes(PROM) &gt; 18 hrs, fever were excluded from study. Women were followed at 6 wk. Result: In our study 359 women accepted PPIUC. Out of these 58 lost from follow up, rest 301 followed up at 6 wk. 87 had complication ( Expulsion 4, Removed 37, Continue 260). Conclusion: PPIUCD is convenient for both women and their health care providers, is associated with less discomfort and fewer side effects than interval insertions and allows women to obtain safe, long acting highly effective contraception while already within the medical system. The government needs to develop strategies to increase public awareness of the PPIUCD through different media sources. It is also important to arrange training on PPIUCD in order to increase knowledge and skills among health care providers.</p>