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. 2015 Jun 26;2015(6):CD003036. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003036.pub3

3. Immediate versus early or standard insertion: use and expulsion summary.

Study N Use at
 6 monthsa (%) Expulsion by
 6 monthsb (%)
Immediate Early Standard Immediate Early Standard
Chen 2010c 102 84 _ 77 22d _ 4
Dahlke 2011c 46 87 93 94 27 27 0
Whitaker 2014c 42 70 _ 59 20 _ 0
Lester 2015c 68 79 _ 47 3 _ 6
Ogburn 2013 156 57 _ 59 _ _ _
Ahuja 2014 263 89 74 _ 9 24 _
Singh 2014 200 84 77 _ 8 11 _

aUse based on women randomized; Ogburn 2013 assessed at 12 months.
 bExpulsion based on IUC placed (Table 4); Ahuja 2014 assessed at 6 weeks.
 cIn sensitivity analysis; sufficient outcome data and evidence of moderate or high quality (Table 3).
 dExcludes 5 women with IUC placed 11 to 15 minutes postplacental; does not significantly affect results.