Parental Pregnancy Wantedness and Child Social-Emotional Development

Saleem, Haneefa; Surkan, Pamela J.

doi:10.1007/s10995-013-1320-z

Cited by 30 publications

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“…93 The degree to which a pregnancy is wanted is associated with indicators of child well-being, 91,94,95 and child socioemotional development. 96 Thus, discussions in primary or other care visits regarding future pregnancies and contraceptive needs can help ensure the well-being of future generations. For clinicians who care for adolescents and parents of childbearing age, these discussions include desire for current and future pregnancy, impact of a potential pregnancy on social and economic circumstances, planning for future pregnancy, contraception counseling, vitamins with folate for all women of childbearing age, and counseling on healthy behaviors for potential future pregnancies.…”

Section: Reproductive Life Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Disadvantage: The Three Generation Approach

2016

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Health disparities in the United States related to socioeconomic status are persistent and pervasive. This review highlights how social disadvantage, particularly low socioeconomic status and the health burden it brings, is passed from 1 generation to the next. First, we review current frameworks for understanding the intergenerational transmission of health disparities and provide 4 illustrative examples relevant to child health, development, and well-being. Second, the leading strategy to break the cycle of poverty in young families in the United States, the 2-generation approach, is reviewed. Finally, we propose a new 3-generation approach that must combine with the 2-generation approach to interrupt the intergenerational cycle of disadvantage and eliminate health disparities.

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Section: Reproductive Life Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Disadvantage: The Three Generation Approach

2016

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“…Carson et al [30] found that children born of unintended pregnancies have lower verbal skills at 3 or 5 years of age than their planned or arti cially conceived counterparts, however this difference was explained by socioeconomic inequalities. In kindergarten, these children show lower social-emotional development [15]. Our results show signi cantly lower language skills already at 12 months of corrected age, as well as signi cantly lower cognitive skills.…”

Section: Pregnancy Planningmentioning

confidence: 46%

Effect of medically assisted reproduction (MAR) and pregnancy planning on Bayley-III Screening Test subscales in preterm infants at 12 months of corrected age: a cross-sectional study

Szele¹,

Gáll²,

Nagy³

2020

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Background The association between medically assisted reproduction and pregnancy planning on overall developmental outcomes of infants has been studied in relatively few studies. The availability of accurate tools for the early detection of developmental delays is a major issue. The purpose of this study is describing the average neurodevelopment of preterm infants and assessing the association between medically assisted reproduction, pregnancy planning and neurodevelopmental outcomes among Hungarian preterm infants. Methods Cross-sectional study of preterm infants with low birth weight (< 2500 g) and gestational age < 37 weeks (N = 171) who underwent developmental assessment using Bayley-III Screening Test (Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development Screening Test – Third Edition) in three developmental domains (cognitive, language, motor) at 12 months of corrected age. We examined the developmental pattern of infants and the potential effects of medically assisted reproduction and pregnancy planning on Bayley-III Screening Test subscales. Information on the mode of conception and pregnancy planning was obtained through parental anamnesis. Results Concerning developmental delay, the language and motor subscales were the most affected. Examination of the mode of conception and developmental outcomes revealed higher neurodevelopmental skills in infants who were conceived through medically assisted reproduction. Significantly lower cognitive and language skills were found to be associated with unplanned pregnancies. Multi-way analysis of variance was conducted in order to assess the impact of the mode of conception and pregnancy planning on subscales. Conclusions We cannot unambiguously conclude that MAR and pregnancy planning had a solely positive effect on the development of preterm and low birth weight infants at 12 months of corrected age, but our results are vital for the design and implementation of further research.

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“…Secondary prevention interventions could include targeted parental support interventions to at-risk families. Studies have shown that mothers' retrospective perceptions of pregnancy desire can be predictive for the child's social-emotional development [24]. In the post-partum period, information on the child being wanted could be gathered by health-care personnel to guide them on where to focus resources.…”

Section: Future Interventions and Researchmentioning

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Having a child without wanting to? Estimates and contributing factors from a population-based survey in Sweden

Deogan

Abrahamsson

Mannheimer

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Scand J Public Health

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Aims: The aims of the current study were to identify the prevalence of unwanted childbirth (UC), to explore the association with sociodemographic factors and to identify possible contributing factors such as psychosomatic health, contraceptive use, experiences of induced abortion and sexual violence. Methods: We used Swedish data from the randomised population-based study SRHR2017 on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), based on self-administered surveys, linked to nationwide registers. The national sample consisted of 14,537 women and men aged between 16 and 84 years. With logistic regression, we examined differences in self-reported experience of UC, stratified by sex, in relation to socio-economic factors, as well as several possible contributing factors. Results: Despite advances in SRHR and fertility control, 6% of women and men in Sweden reported UC. This experience tends to be unevenly distributed in the population according to age, country of birth and, to some extent, income and educational attainment. Previous experience of induced abortion, sexual violence and threat from a partner were significantly associated with UC, whereas self-reported good health was protective. Conclusions: Mechanisms behind unintended, unplanned, unwanted or mistimed pregnancies are complex. Current results focus on the role of individual factors and personal experiences. In addition, in line with previous understanding, there is a need for adopting a broader socio-ecological perspective on fertility intentions.

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Parental Pregnancy Wantedness and Child Social-Emotional Development

Cited by 30 publications

References 27 publications

Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Disadvantage: The Three Generation Approach

Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Disadvantage: The Three Generation Approach

Effect of medically assisted reproduction (MAR) and pregnancy planning on Bayley-III Screening Test subscales in preterm infants at 12 months of corrected age: a cross-sectional study

Having a child without wanting to? Estimates and contributing factors from a population-based survey in Sweden

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