Importance Unintended pregnancy is common in the US and is associated with adverse
maternal and infant health outcomes; however, estimates of these associations specific to …

Improving the quality of contraceptive counseling is one strategy to prevent unintended
pregnancy. We identify aspects of relational and task-oriented communication in family …

Summary The 2016 US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (US MEC)
comprises recommendations for the use of specific contraceptive methods by women and …

Periodic estimation of the incidence of global unintended pregnancy can help demonstrate
the need for and impact of family planning programs. We draw upon multiple sources of data …

Summary The 2016 US Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use (US
SPR) addresses a select group of common, yet sometimes controversial or complex, issues …

Objectives. To determine the socioeconomic consequences of receipt versus denial of
abortion. Methods. Women who presented for abortion just before or after the gestational …

Objectives. We monitored trends in pregnancy by intendedness and outcomes of
unintended pregnancies nationally and for key subgroups between 2001 and 2008 …

Background Unplanned pregnancy is a key public health indicator. We describe the
prevalence of unplanned pregnancy, and associated factors, in a general population sample …

Unintended pregnancy can carry serious consequences for women and their families. We
estimate the incidence of pregnancy by intention status and outcome at worldwide, regional …

Approximately half of pregnancies occurring each year in the United States are unintended:
They either occurred too soon or were not intended at any time. 1 This commonly cited …