Effect of combined contraceptive pills on exclusive breastfeeding and infant weight gain; a double-blind randomized clinical trial of combined and progestogen-only pills with an observational control group of IUD users

Overview

To provide quality information on effects of COCs on exclusive breastfeeding performance and infant weight increase in the postpartum period to importantly improve the evidence-base and thereby facilitate making evidence-based recommendations on use of COCs during postpartum breastfeeding.

The uncertainty and controversy about safety of COCs during breastfeeding can only be resolved through attaining high quality data from a double-blinded RCT on effect of COCs on breastfeeding, adding a observational control group of women using IUD during breastfeeding.

The protocols have been approved at WHO and country level. Initiating study after procurement of study drugs.