Labor and Delivery Implant Insertion: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2021-07-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
A barrier to initiating progestin contraceptives in the early postpartum period is the
concern of interference with breastfeeding, specifically lactogenesis. In this trial, the
investigators aim to describe the effects of immediate insertion of the contraceptive implant
on breastfeeding. The investigators seek to examine the time to lactogenesis with immediate
post-delivery insertion in delivery room versus insertion of a contraceptive implant in the
postpartum ward prior to medical discharge. For this study, 82 consenting women will be
randomized to immediate implant insertion (0-2 hours following delivery) in the delivery room
or insertion of the implant following delivery in postpartum room and prior to medical
discharge (24-48 hours following delivery).