Comparison 11. Health education (including contraception): immediate, later, or no session.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Contraception use at 3 months: immediate session versus no immediate session	1	402	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.50 [0.88, 2.54]
2 Contraception use at 6 months: immediate session versus no immediate session	1	393	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.62 [1.06, 2.50]
3 Contraception use at 6 months	1	393	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.89 [0.58, 1.37]
3.1 Immediate + later sessions vs immediate session	1	199	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.85 [0.48, 1.52]
3.2 Later session vs no session	1	194	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.95 [0.50, 1.80]
4 Exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months: immediate session versus no immediate session	1	403	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.00 [0.67, 1.49]
5 Exclusive breastfeeding >= 5 months: immediate session versus no immediate session	1	390	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.01 [0.65, 1.57]
6 Exclusive breastfeeding >= 5 months	1	390	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.29 [0.83, 2.00]
6.1 Immediate + later sessions vs immediate session	1	198	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.55 [0.83, 2.90]
6.2 Later session vs no session	1	192	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.06 [0.56, 1.99]