Having a low-income presents a variety of problems for families and children, with access to
health care being the most complex and prevalent. Although there are many challenges for …

Reproductive coercion is a behavior that interferes with the autonomous decision-making of
a woman, with regard to reproductive health. It may take the form of birth control sabotage …

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 …

Despite its central importance to global family planning, the “unmet need for contraception”
metric is frequently misinterpreted. Often conflated with a lack of access, misinterpretation of …

Whether, and under what circumstances, people become parents has implications for
individual identity, family relationships, the well‐being of adults and children, and population …

Engaging women in discussions about reproductive goals in health care settings is
increasingly recognized as an important public health strategy to reduce unintended …

METHODS Data were collected in 2014 from a nationally representative sample of 822
facilities that provide abortion or postabortion care, and from 82 key informants …

Most pregnancies among teenagers are unintended and many can be attributed to
contraception misuse or nonuse. The etonogestrel implant and intrauterine devices, referred …

Abstract Background In Niger the prevalence of girl child marriage and low female control
over family planning (FP) has resulted in the world's highest adolescent fertility. Male control …

STUDY QUESTION What are associated factors of unplanned pregnancies ending in birth?
SUMMARY ANSWER Pregnancies that were less planned were associated with women of …