Predicting Maternal Behaviors During Pregnancy: Does Intention Status Matter?

Kost, Kathryn; Landry, David; Darroch, Jacqueline E.

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“…Unwanted pregnancy may contribute to low birthweight by means of maternal behaviors such as nonuse of prenatal care and smoking or alcohol consumption during pregnancy. [6][7][8][9][10][11] However, this study revealed an independent association between unwanted pregnancy and low birthweight even after control for these factors. It is likely that the content and quality of prenatal care (information not available from the Ecuador Demographic and Maternal-Child Health Survey), rather than the mere use of services, had a meaningful impact on birthweight.…”

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Unintended pregnancy and low birthweight in Ecuador

Eggleston

Tsui²,

Kotelchuck³

2001

Am J Public Health

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OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the relationship between unintended pregnancy and infant birthweight in Ecuador, differentiating between unwanted and mistimed pregnancies. METHODS: Analyses focused on a subsample of women (n = 2490) interviewed in the 1994 Ecuador Demographic and Maternal-Child Health Survey. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between pregnancy intention status and low birthweight after control for other factors. RESULTS: Infants from unwanted pregnancies were more likely than infants from planned pregnancies to have low birthweight (odds ratio = 1.64, 95% confidence interval = 1.22, 2.20). Mistimed pregnancy was not associated with low birthweight. CONCLUSIONS: Unwanted pregnancy, but not mistimed pregnancy, is associated with low birthweight in Ecuador. Further research is needed to understand the mechanism through which pregnancy intention status affects birthweight.

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Unintended pregnancy and low birthweight in Ecuador

Eggleston

Tsui²,

Kotelchuck³

2001

Am J Public Health

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“…11 Unintended pregnancies resulting in births are associated with detrimental prenatal behavior, including drug and alcohol abuse, and poor birth outcomes. 12 Additionally, unintended pregnancies resulting in births account for 51% of publicly funded births nationwide, accounting for $11.1 billion in public maternity care expenditures. 13 Contraceptive nonuse is one of the most important processes contributing to unintended pregnancy.…”

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Early Age at First Intercourse and Subsequent Gaps in Contraceptive Use

Magnusson

Masho

Lapane

2012

Journal of Women's Health

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Background: Sexual debut before age 15 years has been associated with increased sexual risk behaviors among teens, but little is known about its effects beyond adolescence. This study examines the relationship between the age at first intercourse and subsequent contraceptive gaps. Methods: We identified 3538 sexually active, fertile women participants from the 2006-2008 National Survey of Family Growth. Women were classified as consistent contraceptive users or inconsistent/nonusers. Age at first intercourse with a man was determined by self-report and categorized as < 15, 15-17, and ‡ 18 years. Results: Twenty-three percent reported gaps in contraceptive use in the year prior to interview. Compared with women who were 18 or older at first intercourse, women who were < 15 years of age at the time of first intercourse were nearly two times as likely to report a gap in contraceptive use (adjusted odds ratio: 1.93; 95% confidence interval: 1.23-3.00). Conclusions: Age at first intercourse is associated with inconsistent or nonuse of contraceptives in later life. Primary prevention efforts should be established to empower girls to make informed and autonomous decisions about sexual debut. Personalized contraceptive counseling has been demonstrated as being effective in increasing contraceptive use and compliance and should be offered to all women, with particular focus on women who report an early age at first intercourse or other factors associated with inconsistent contraceptive use.

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“…[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Unfortunately, population-based studies have shown that women with unintended pregnancies recognize their pregnancies later than women who are trying to conceive. 13,14 .…”

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Unintended pregnancies, induced abortions and risk factors in women admitted to hospitals due to birth or abortion in Hatay

Savaş¹,

İnandı²,

Arslan³

et al. 2017

Türkiye Halk Sağlığı Dergisi

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Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of unintended pregnancies, induced abortions and associated risk factors in women who have been admitted to hospitals in Hatay. Method: The subjects of this cross-sectional study were women who had been admitted to hospitals for the purposes of delivery or abortion, during a month-long period. A structured questionnaire was taken by 635 women. Unintended pregnancy was dependent variable. The independent variables were: age, husband's age, civil status, total number of pregnancies, employment, use of family planning methods and family planning consultation services. Chisquare and Student's t-test were used toanalyze of data. Results:21.4% of women reported using a family planning method when they got pregnant and 15.1% of the women said they did not want to be this pregnant. Ages of the women and their husbands, as well as the total number of pregnancies, were higher among unintended pregnancies (p<0.05). The frequency of unintended pregnancies increased where the husbands were unemployed, education levels of the couple were low, women were single or not officially married, disabled, or did not receive consultancy from their family physicians about family planning (p<0.05). 45.8% of all unintended pregnancies happened without the use of any family planning methods (p<0.01).

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Predicting Maternal Behaviors During Pregnancy: Does Intention Status Matter?

Abstract: Both the intendedness of a pregnancy and the mother's social and demographic characteristics are important predictors of pregnancy-related behavior.

Cited by 217 publications

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Unintended pregnancy and low birthweight in Ecuador

Unintended pregnancy and low birthweight in Ecuador

Early Age at First Intercourse and Subsequent Gaps in Contraceptive Use

Unintended pregnancies, induced abortions and risk factors in women admitted to hospitals due to birth or abortion in Hatay

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