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

Singh 2014.

Methods Location and time frame: no mention (investigator in Agra, India)
Design: randomized trial
Sample size calculation and outcome of focus: no mention
Participants General with N: 200 women with term pregnancy
Inclusion criteria: desires CuT 380A insertion after vaginal or cesarean delivery
Exclusion criteria: severe anemia; prolonged rupture of membranes (> 18 hours); unresolved postpartum hemorrhage; extensive genital trauma; coagulopathies; distorted uterine cavity or medical disorder during pregnancy
Interventions CuT 380A IUD insertion after vaginal or cesarean delivery
Treatment: immediate postplacental (within 10 minutes)
Comparison: early postpartum (10 minutes to 48 hours)
Outcomes Efficacy, rate of expulsion, side effects, continuation, pregnancy
Assessment times: 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months postpartum
Notes Information from conference poster and abstract; no clinical trial listing found; unable to obtain information from investigator
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk No mention
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No mention
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No mention
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Loss to follow‐up: 3% immediate; 5% standard