Effectiveness of postplacental intrauterine contraceptive device insertion in multiparous women

Aim: to determine effectiveness postplacental intrauterine contraceptive device( ppiucd) insertion in multiparous women. design: descriptive case series place of study: department of obstetrics & gynaecology,sir ganga ram hospital,lahore duration: 6 months method: 150 multiparous women with normal vaginal delivery were included in study. intrauterine contraceptive device was inserted as per operational definition. effectiveness was recorded on a pre designed proforma. results were computed using spss 14. effectiveness was calculated as frequencies and percentages. results: frequency of effectiveness of ppiucd insertion reveals 97(64.67%) while 53(35.33%) did not show effectiveness. conclusion: we concluded that ppiucd in multiparous women is highly effective and every patient who present with multiparity may b counseled for insertion of iucd with good results.