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. 2015 Mar 20;2015(3):CD003988. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003988.pub2

Miller 1970.

Methods Time frame and location: September 1967 to June 1968 in Iowa City, Iowa (USA)
Limited detail about methods
Sample size calculation and outcome of focus: no mention
Participants General with N and source: 50 women delivering healthy term infants at city hospital.
Inclusion criteria: desire to nurse for 3 months and use oral contraceptives while nursing
Exclusion criteria: none specified
Interventions Treatment: COC containing norethindrone 1 mg plus mestranol 80 μg daily for 21 days
Comparison: identically‐labeled placebos for 21 days
Timing: postpartum day 14; all received COC starting 6 weeks postpartum
Outcomes Measures: lactation duration, milk volume production. Results presented in figures without actual numbers; graphic variations not identified.
Assessments: 3 weeks, 5 weeks, and 3 months postpartum
Notes ‐‐‐
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Not specified
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not specified
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Participants and investigators blinded
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Loss to follow‐up: 1 in each arm; 1 discontinuation in placebo arm