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Epilepsy and unintended pregnancies

Neurology, 2017
Women with epilepsy (WWE) have increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes for both the mother and child.1,2 Some of these risks can be reduced by planning prior to pregnancy. Risks of major congenital malformations and adverse cognitive/behavioral outcomes are higher for certain antiepileptic drugs (AEDs).
Kimford J, Meador, Dick, Lindhout
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Unintended Pregnancy in Bangladesh

World Health & Population, 2006
Unintended pregnancy is a serious concern in reproductive health which needs to be addressed. Analyzing 717 pregnant women extracted from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 1999-2000, this study identified that unwanted pregnancy is significantly associated with higher numbers of living sons ...
Mmh, Khan, M, Kabir, Mitsuru, Mori
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Preventing Unintended Pregnancy

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 2009
Abstract This article explores techniques that nurse practitioners (NPs) can incorporate into their current practice to reduce a woman's risk for unintended pregnancy. NPs facilitate an open dialogue with female patients to assess their reproductive needs and determine their risk for unintended pregnancy. They promote satisfaction with a birth control
Mary J. McEneaney, Gretchen A. Hong
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Managed Care and Unintended Pregnancy

Women's Health Issues, 1998
This article assesses the adequacy of coverage of contraceptive services and supplies for US women in the various types of managed care plans with special attention to Medicaid. Between 1993 and 1995 the percent of insured private-sector employees enrolled in managed care plans rose from 51% to 73%.
R B, Gold, C L, Richards
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Factors associated with unintended pregnancy

Advances in Contraception, 1997
This research was designed to identify determinants of unintended pregnancy among women attending family practice or family planning clinics. Survey data were collected from 95 women who were categorized according to whether or not they had experienced an unintended pregnancy.
S P, Williams, M L, Frank, A, Ilegbodu, H, Sangi-Haghpeykar, J E, Corboy, A N, Poindexter   +5 more
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Unintended pregnancy and preterm birth

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 2000
About one‐third of all pregnancies that result in live births in the US are unintended. Despite the large number of these births, little is known about the outcomes of unintended pregnancies. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the association between intendedness of pregnancy and preterm birth in a large prospective cohort of women who ...
S T, Orr, C A, Miller, S A, James, S, Babones   +3 more
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Preventing unintended teenage pregnancies

Public Health, 1993
A review of the literature on unplanned and teenage pregnancies was undertaken for four District Health Authorities. This work was carried out within a national context of increasing conception rates for teenage women aged 16 and under and in the knowledge that pregnant teenagers and their children tend to have poor life chances.
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Unintended Pregnancy and Taxpayer Spending

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2011
CONTEXT: Nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended. These pregnancies likely represent a substantial cost to taxpayers, but national‐level estimates of these public costs have been lacking. METHODS: Taxpayer spending on unintended pregnancy is measured by multiplying estimates of the 2001 incidence ...
Emily, Monea, Adam, Thomas
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Unintended Pregnancies

MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 2003
Unintended pregnancies occur in all age groups and socioeconomic strata of our society and represent significant social, medical, and economic costs. Nearly 50% of all pregnancies in the United States are classified as unintended, and approximately 48% of all women ages 15 to 44 have experienced at least one unintended pregnancy.
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Unintended Pregnancy Among American Women

Family Planning Perspectives, 1987
PIP: This research note presents new estimates of the proportion of American women of reproductive age who experience unintended pregnancies, unintended births and abortions. The data are based on tabulations from the 1982 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) and the Alan Guttmacher Institute's 1981-1982 national survey of abortion providers. Of 6.1
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