Association of novel intra‐cesarean post‐placental intrauterine device insertion techniques, and early ultrasound, with expulsion rates and strings visibility: A prospective exploratory study

Key Points

• The study aims to explore the effectiveness of new techniques for intrauterine device insertion during cesarean sections and assess ultrasound's role in improving retention.
• Compared straw-stabilized method with standard approach for device insertion
• Conducted early ultrasound assessments before patient discharge
• Evaluated expulsion rates and visibility of device strings
• Utilized a prospective exploratory design
• Straw-stabilized method shows equivalent effectiveness to standard approach
• Early ultrasound improves retention of the intrauterine device
• Expulsion rates are comparable between techniques
• Visibility of device strings remains consistent across methods

Abstract