Comparison 4. Family planning counseling and method provision versus no intervention.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Pregnancy at 6 months postpartum	1	439	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.21 [0.02, 1.87]
2 IUD use postpartum	1	1560	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.35 [1.82, 3.02]
2.1 At 40 days	1	1121	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.76 [1.99, 3.82]
2.2 At 6 months	1	439	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.79 [1.20, 2.69]
3 Other method use postpartum	1	1560	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.16 [0.91, 1.49]
3.1 At 40 days	1	1121	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.29 [0.93, 1.79]
3.2 At 6 months	1	439	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.01 [0.69, 1.48]
4 No contraceptive method use postpartum	1	1560	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.45 [0.36, 0.56]
4.1 At 40 days	1	1121	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.43 [0.34, 0.56]
4.2 At 6 months	1	439	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.48 [0.31, 0.75]