**5. Implication for nursing**

Practicing nurses/midwives are ideally placed to take a prominent role in advising clients and providing them with their chosen method of contraception. They cannot be expected to deliver a service if they are not adequately skilled and familiar with the most up-to-date clinical guidelines and national standards on IUD use and sexual health. To this end, education and training must be viewed as a fundamental aspect of effective and sustainable health service planning and delivery, ensuring that patients continue to receive the highest standards of care.
