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Unintended pregnancies are pregnancies that are mistimed or unwanted at the time of conception, [1] also known as unplanned pregnancies. [2] [3]Sexual activity without the use of effective contraception through choice or coercion is the predominant cause of unintended pregnancy.
Unintended pregnancy rates are generally higher in the South and Southwest regions of the United States, in densely populated areas. A lack of family planning, limited access to birth control, or inconsistent use of birth control, are some of the contributing factors to unintended pregnancy. [1]
Teen births, aged 15–19, per 1,000 people by state, 2015. Teenage pregnancy in the United States occurs mostly unintentionally [1] and out of wedlock [2] [3] but has been declining almost continuously since the 1990s. [1] [4] [5] In 2022, the teenage birth rate fell to 13.5 per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19, the lowest on record. [6]
Overall, approximately 50% of pregnancies in the United States are unplanned, however Black and Hispanic women are more likely to have unplanned pregnancy than white women. [17] Unintended pregnancies are associated with increased risk of delayed entry into prenatal care, [18] decreased rates of breastfeeding after birth, increased risk of ...
The United States rate of unintended pregnancies is higher than the world average, and much higher than that in other industrialized nations. [33] Almost half (49%) of U.S. pregnancies are unintended, more than 3 million unintended pregnancies per year. [34] [35] The rate of unintended pregnancy is even higher among the poor. In 1990 about 44% ...
Obstacles to pre-conception counseling in the United States include: It is too late in unintended pregnancies. The rate of Unintended pregnancy in the United States is approximately 49%. [1] [2] Half of unintended pregnancies result from not using birth control, and 45% of them from using birth control inconsistently or incorrectly. [3]
A 2008 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) shows that rates of unintended pregnancy are highest among Blacks, Hispanics, and women with lower socio-economic status. [319] 70% of all pregnancies among Black women were unintended; 57% of all pregnancies among Hispanic women were unintended; 42% of all pregnancies among White women were unintended
Due to this, unplanned pregnancies in the United States are at the lowest they have ever been throughout history. [79] However, unintended pregnancy remains high; in 2011, 45% of pregnancies were unintended. [80] 10.6% of women at risk of unintended pregnancy did not use a contraceptive method, including 18.7% of teens and 14.3% of those 20 ...