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 …

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 …

BACKGROUND: The incidence of unintended pregnancy is among the most essential health
status indicators in the field of reproductive health. One ongoing goal of the US Department …

CONTEXT: Unintended pregnancy is a key reproductive health indicator, but rates have
never been calculated for all 50 states. METHODS: State‐level estimates of unintended …

Context: Current debates on how to reduce the high US abortion rate often fail to take into
account the role of unintended pregnancy, an important determinant of abortion. Methods …

Background The rate of unintended pregnancy in the United States increased slightly
between 2001 and 2008 and is higher than that in many other industrialized countries …

CONTEXT: Many pregnancies are unintended, particularly in certain population groups.
Determining whether unintended pregnancy rates and disparities in rates between …

This study analyzes trends in unwanted fertility in 20 developing countries, based on data
from the World Fertility Surveys and the Demographic and Health Surveys. Although wanted …

This report provides updated estimates for 2010 of the number of unintended pregnancies,
rates of unintended and intended pregnancies, and percentage distributions of unintended …

Background Estimates of pregnancy incidence by intention status and outcome indicate how
effectively women and couples are able to fulfil their childbearing aspirations, and can be …