ACCEPTANCE, COMPLICATIONS, EXPULSION AND FAILURE RATE OF POSTPARTUM INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
INTRODUCTION Contraception is one of the proximate determinants of fertility and the most important predictor of fertility transition. Contraceptive use helps couples and individuals realize their basic right to decide freely and responsibly if, when and how many children to have. The growing use of contraceptive methods has resulted in not only improvements in health-related outcomes such as reduced maternal mortality and infant mortality, but also improvements in schooling and economic outcomes, especially for girls and women. AIMS & OBJECTIVES Find out the proportion of accepting the Post-Partum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (PPIUCD) insertion among eligible women delivering at SSKM hospital. The complications of post placental &intra caesarean PPIUCD if any among these acceptors. Determine the spontaneous expulsion rate of this contraceptive device. MATERIALS AND METHODS Descriptive study with a longitudinal design. The present study was a hospital based study conducted at the department of Gynecology and Obstetrics department of the Institute of Post graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) and SSKM. The study was conducted for a period of 18 months between April 2017 To September 2018. All 243 pregnant eligible women who delivered either by normal vaginal or instrumental delivery or caesarean section during the data collection period. RESULTS The above table shows that most of the participants enrolled in the study were in the age group of 21 - 25 years (39.9%), had completed secondary education (32.0%) and were housewives (74.2%), of urban residence (63.5%). About half of the participants were Muslim (49.4%), 47.2% were Hindus while 3.4% were Christians. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS It can be concluded that PPIUCD is a promising new approach. Cu T 380A inserted in the post-partum period is both convenient and safe. The advantage of single visit insertion can be utilised to expand the usage of IUCD to meet the unmet needs of contraception.