Table III.
Usual timings of postpartum initiation of medical contraceptive methods by physicians representing 69 municipalities in primary care.
| Alternatives | POPs n (%) | IUD n (%) | LNG-IUS n (%) | Implants n (%) | COCs n (%) | Ring/patch n (%) |
| Postpartum visit | 19 (28) | 8 (12) | 5 (7) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Before resumption of menses, irrespective of BF | 32 (46) | 20 (29) | 18 (26) | 15 (22) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
| Menses resumed, irrespective of BF | 8 (12) | 37 (54) | 22 (32) | 4 (6) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
| BF finished, irrespective of resumption of menses | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | 3 (4) | 15 (22) | 15 (22) |
| BF finished and menses resumed | 5 (7) | 3 (4) | 21 (30) | 16 (23) | 53 (77) | 50 (73) |
| Never | 3 (4) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 24 (35) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
| Cannot say or missing information | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
Note: “When do you usually initiate the following contraceptive methods postpartum?” POPs = progestin only pills, IUD = copper releasing intrauterine device, LNG-IUS = levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system, COCs = combined oral contraceptives, BF = breastfeeding.