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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 16.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jul;126(1):5–11. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000882

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of women allocated to intrauterine device (IUD) placement during cesarean (intracesarean) or interval placement 6 or more weeks after delivery.

Intracesarean IUD Placement N=56 N (%) Interval IUD Placement N=56 N (%)
Age (years)* 28 +/- 5.7 29 +/- 5.1
Parity at Admission
 0 17 (30) 12 (21)
 1 21 (38) 24 (43)
 2 13 (23) 14 (25)
 >2 5 (9) 6 (10)
Race/Ethnicity
 White 26 (46) 22 (39)
 Black 13 (23) 15 (27)
 Hispanic 13 (23) 18 (32)
 Asian 2 (4) 0 (0)
 Other 2 (4) 1 (2)
Educational Status
 HS or less 26 (46) 27 (48)
 Some College 23 (41) 23 (41)
 Post College 7 (13) 6 (11)
Marital Status
 Married or Living with Partner 43 (77) 43 (77)
 Single 13 (33) 13 (33)
Monthly Household Income
 0-250 3 (5) 3 (5)
 251-500 3 (5) 4 (7)
 501-1000 7 (13) 3 (5)
 1001-2000 11 (20) 22 (39)
 2001-3000 9 (16) 3 (5)
 Over 3000 17 (30) 16 (29)
 Refuse to answer 6 (11) 5 (9)
Prior IUD use 17 (30) 19 (34)
Indication for Cesarean delivery
 Repeat or elective 41 (73) 41 (73)
 Fetal status 4 (7) 2 (4)
 Malpresentation 6 (11) 6 (11)
 Failure to progress 5 (9) 7 (13)
Cervical Dilation at time of Cesarean delivery
 0-1cm 46 (82) 45 (80)
 2-5cm 6 (11) 6 (11)
 6-10cm 4 (7) 5 (9)
IUD type placed N=55 N=34
 LNG-IUS 40 (73) 30 (88)
 Copper IUD 15 (27) 4 (12)
*

Mean +/- SD

There were no statistically significant differences of any characteristics between the two groups using Pearson's chi-squared and student T-test where appropriate.