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. 2018 Nov 21;18:451. doi: 10.1186/s12884-018-2085-6

Table 4.

Reproductive outcomes between Bakri balloon group vs control group

Bakri balloon only (n = 39) (SD) Control (n = 161) (SD) p-value; MD; 95% CI
Use of contraception 18 (46.2%) 100 (62.1%) 0.07
Subsequent pregnancies# 9 (42.9%) 28 (45.9%) 0.81
Occurrence after index delivery†(months) 28.4 (13.0); range 11–48 28.6 (10.9); range 10–52 0.98; −0.13; −8.99 to 8.74
 Miscarriage 2 (9.5%) 5 (8.2%) 1.00
 Termination 1 (4.8%) 5 (8.2%) 1.00
 Ectopic 1 (4.8%) 2 (3.3%) 1.00
 Deliveries 5 (23.8%) 16 (26.2%) 0.83
  Vaginal delivery 4 11
  Caesarean section 1 6
  Presence of PPH 2 6

SD Standard deviation, MD Mean difference, CI Confidence interval

# The % of subsequent pregnancies was calculated by excluding those patients that had contraception

†The subsequent pregnancy outcome of each patient is counted on their first subsequent pregnancy