Postpartum Levonorgestrel-releasing Intrauterine System and Breastfeeding
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This will be a randomized clinical trial of 190 women aged 18-45 who plan to breastfeed their
infant for at least 6 months and desire to use the LNG-IUS as their primary contraceptive
method postpartum. The investigators will compare the frequency of breastfeeding among women
receiving the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) immediately after
vaginal delivery compared to 4-8 weeks later. The investigators hypothesize there will be no
difference in breastfeeding prevalence between the two groups.