Unintended pregnancy and interpregnancy interval by maternal age, National Survey of Family Growth☆,☆☆,★,★★

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• Alternative Title:
  Contraception
• Personal Author:
  Ahrens, Katherine A. ; Thoma, Marie E. ; Copen, Casey E. ; Frederiksen, Brittni N. ; Decker, Emily J. ; Moskosky, Susan
• Description:
  Background:
  
  The relationship between unintended pregnancy and interpregnancy interval (IPI) across maternal age is not clear.
  
  Methods:
  
  Using data from the National Survey of Family Growth, we estimated the percentages of pregnancies that were unintended among IPI groups (<6, 6–11, 12–17,18–23, 24+ months) by maternal age at last live birth (15–19, 20–24,25–29, 30–44 years).
  
  Results:
  
  Approximately 40% of pregnancies were unintended and 36% followed an IPI<18 months. Within each maternal age group, the percentage of pregnancies that were unintended decreased as IPI increased.
  
  Conclusion:
  
  Unintended pregnancies are associated with shorter IPI across the reproductive age spectrum.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Article Birth Spacing Interpregnancy Intervals Postpartum Contraception Pregnancy Intention
• Source:
  Contraception. 98(1):52-55
• Pubmed ID:
  29501647
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6379777
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  98
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cec7ee7ca8a1fb2045c434855c43e1ac1700835590290afc42b42a947f7302bb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/76031/cdc_76031_DS1.pdf
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