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The effects of unintended pregnancy on infant, child, and parental health: a review of the literature.
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A framework for determining and measuring the pathways between unintended pregnancy and future health outcomes is outlined, indicating a need for more studies in developing countries and for further research to assess the impact of unintended pregnancy on parental health and long-term health outcomes for children and families.Abstract:
This article provides a critical review of studies assessing the effects of unintended pregnancy on the health of infants, children, and parents in developed and developing countries. A framework for determining and measuring the pathways between unintended pregnancy and future health outcomes is outlined. The review highlights persistent gaps in the literature, indicating a need for more studies in developing countries and for further research to assess the impact of unintended pregnancy on parental health and long-term health outcomes for children and families. The challenges in measuring and assessing these health impacts are also discussed, highlighting avenues in which further research efforts could substantially bolster existing knowledge.read more
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Intended and unintended pregnancies worldwide in 2012 and recent trends.
TL;DR: The global pregnancy rate decreased only slightly from 2008 to 2012, after declining substantially between 1995 and 2008, and 213 million pregnancies occurred in 2012, up slightly from 211 million in 2008.
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Shifts in intended and unintended pregnancies in the United States, 2001-2008.
Lawrence B. Finer,Mia R. Zolna +1 more
TL;DR: Reducing unintended pregnancy likely requires addressing fundamental socioeconomic inequities, as well as increasing contraceptive use and the uptake of highly effective methods, according to a shift previously unobserved.
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Unintended Pregnancy: Worldwide Levels, Trends, and Outcomes
TL;DR: The incidence of pregnancy by intention status and outcome at worldwide, regional, and subregional levels for 2008 is estimated, and recent trends since 1995 are assessed.
U S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use 2010: adapted from the World Health Organization Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use 4th edition.
Sherry L. Farr,Suzanne G. Folger,Melissa E. Paulen,Naomi K. Tepper,Maura K. Whiteman,Lauren B. Zapata,Kelly R. Culwell,Nathalie Kapp,Catherine Cansino +8 more
TL;DR: The U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use 2010 from guidance developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and finalized the recommendations after consultation with a group of health professionals who met in Atlanta Georgia during February 2009.
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Family Planning and the Burden of Unintended Pregnancies
TL;DR: A new generation of research is needed to investigate the modest correlation between unintended pregnancy and contraceptive use rates to derive the full health benefits of a proven and cost-effective reproductive technology.
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Disparities in rates of unintended pregnancy in the United States, 1994 and 2001.
TL;DR: The rate of unintended pregnancy in 2001 was substantially above average among women aged 18-24, unmarried (particularly cohabiting) women, low-income women, women who had not completed high school and minority women, but increased among poor and less educated women.
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On kinship structure, female autonomy, and demographic behavior in India.
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