Epidemiological profile and effectiveness of immediate postpartum contraception in Brazilian women

We analyzed the epidemiological profile of women who inserted copper intrauterine device (Cu-IUD), subdermal etonogestrel implant (ENG), tubal ligation (TL), depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) or did not choose a contraceptive method (NCM) in the immediate postpartum. Also, we compared the contraceptive effectiveness of Cu-IUD and DPMA with non-MAC. Data from 20896 women were collected, of which 8183 (39%) opted for Cu-IUD, 559 (2.5%) DPMA, and 10989 (52.5%) for any method. When comparing these groups, women in the DPMA were younger (26.5±7.3, p