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. 2016 Aug 28;2016(8):CD008815. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008815.pub4

Schreiber 2014.

Methods Design: randomized; open label; mixed methods
Location: Philadelphia PA (USA)
Time frame: April 2011 to October 2012
Sample size estimation and outcome of focus: no information
Participants 100 women
Inclusion criteria: English‐speaking; age 18 to 45 years; immediately postpartum of live singleton infant, 37 weeks gestation; desire to delay another pregnancy for next 6 months; willing and able to follow protocol
Exclusion criteria: breastfeeding; plans to relocate outside of Philadelphia area in next 6 months; plans for use of weight loss medication or diet pills in next 6 months; wish to use Implanon or DMPA prior to discharge but does not want to be randomized
Interventions 1) DepoProvera (DMPA) 150 mg
2) Implanon; 68 mg etonogestrel
3) Control: select own method of contraception or no contraception
Outcomes Primary: weight change by 6 months postpartum
Secondary: pregnancy; contraception satisfaction
Follow‐up: 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum
Notes Will consider for inclusion when full report is available

BMI: body mass index
 DMPA: depot medroxyprogesterone acetate
 LNG‐IUC: levonorgestrel‐releasing intrauterine contraception
 POP: progestin‐only oral pills