Mother’s Experiences with Cut380a Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device in Enugu, Southeast, Nigeria

Annotated Bibliography of Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device

Women’s experience with postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device use in India

BACKGROUND Postpartum intrauterine contraceptive devices (PPIUCD) are increasingly included in many national postpartum family planning (PPFP) programs, but satisfaction of women who have adopted PPIUCD and complication rates need further characterization. Our specific aims were to describe women who accepted PPIUCD, their experience and satisfaction with their choice, and complication of expul...

Norplant as a contraceptive device in Enugu, eastern Nigeria.

This paper is an evaluation of acceptability and use-experience with the contraceptive device Norplant at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Eastern Nigeria. Over a period of 36 months, 173 women (8% of the clinic population) accepted the implant. Use of Norplant was concentrated among high-parity women, and the proportion of Norplant users was highest among women aged 30-34 ye...

Immediate postpartum insertion of an intrauterine contraceptive device.

An intrauterine contraceptive device (iucd) is a widely acceptable reversible method of contraception for spacing of births. We determined the efficacy and safety of immediate postpartum iucd insertion during cesarean section. One hundred twenty two women with term pregnancies delivering by cesarean section between January 2012 to June 2013 were included in the study. A copper iucd (cu T380A) w...

Emergency contraceptive knowledge and practice among unmarried women in Enugu, southeast Nigeria.

BACKGROUND With a high incidence of unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortion especially among unmarried women in developing countries, there is need to promote emergency contraception (EC). OBJECTIVE To assess the unmarried women's knowledge, attitude and practice of EC. METHODS A random sample of a cross-section of 594 unmarried women in Enugu, southeast Nigeria, was surveyed with question...