Prominent racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in rates of unintended pregnancy,
abortion, and unintended births exist in the United States. These disparities can contribute to …

Contraceptive failure contributes to a substantial proportion of unintended pregnancy,
particularly in the developed world. A number of socio-demographic factors seem to impact …

CONTEXT: Pregnancies among contraceptive users account for nearly half of all unintended
pregnancies and are almost entirely due to inconsistent or incorrect contraceptive use …

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

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

Objective Disparities in unintended pregnancy in the United States are related, in part, to
black and Hispanic women being overall less likely to use effective contraceptive methods …

We examine whether changes in US pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates between 2009 and
2015 reflect underlying change in the incidence of pregnancies classified by retrospectively …

Women of lower socioeconomic status and women of color in the United States have higher
rates of abortion than women of higher socioeconomic status and White women. Opponents …

CONTEXT Pregnancy ambivalence, or conflicted desire about having a baby, has been
associated with decreased contraceptive use and unintended pregnancy. However, prior …

Background Half of pregnancies in the United States are unintended, with the highest
proportions occurring among Blacks, Hispanics, and teenagers. Understanding differences …