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.