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 Unintended
Pregnancy
PRAMS and Unintended Pregnancy
According to the 1995
National Survey of Family Growth, 49% of all pregnancies in the United States and 31% of pregnancies
resulting in a live birth are unintended. Recent data from PRAMS show that
these rates may not be declining in all states.
Unintended Pregnancy Among Adult Women Exposed to
Abuse or Household Dysfunction During Their Childhood *
Studies have identified childhood sexual and physical
abuse as a risk factor for adolescent pregnancy but the relationship
between exposure to childhood abuse and unintended pregnancy in
adulthood has, to our knowledge, not been studied. The objective of this
study was to assess whether unintended pregnancy during adulthood is
associated with exposure to psychological, physical, or sexual abuse or
household dysfunction during childhood. The study indicates that there
may be a dose-response association between exposure to childhood abuse
or household dysfunction and unintended first pregnancy in adulthood.
Additional research is needed to fully understand the causal pathway of
this association. Source: JAMA. 1999;282:1359-1364.
Insurance coverage of unintended
pregnancies resulting in live-born infants
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In the United States during 1994, approximately 49% of
all pregnancies, excluding miscarriages, were unintended. Unintended pregnancy can result
in adverse health outcomes that affect the mother, infant, and family. Little is known
about the distribution of unintended pregnancy with respect to the payment source for
health care. In the absence of data for periconceptional payment source for health care,
prenatal-care payment source is used as a surrogate. To develop recommendations to reduce
unintended pregnancy, CDC analyzed insurance coverage-specific prevalences of live-born
infants from unintended pregnancies among women aged 20-34 years using data from the
Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System (PRAMS) for 1996 (the most recent year for
which data are available). This report summarizes the results of this analysis, which
indicates that the highest rates of unintended pregnancy occurred among women covered by
Medicaid, with lower rates among women covered by health-maintenance organizations (HMOs)
or private insurance. Source: MMWR, February 12, 1999/Vol.48/No.5.
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