Unintended pregnancies are pregnancies that are mistimed or unwanted at the time of conception, also known as unplanned pregnancies. Sexual activity without...

pregnancies occur each year worldwide. Over a third are unintended and about a fifth end in induced abortion. Most abortions result from unintended pregnancies...

plan, to help them in avoiding unintended pregnancies and to improve the health of women and reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes. There are multiple benefits...

educational interventions and access to birth control can reduce unintended teenage pregnancies. In 2023, about 41 females per 1,000 gave birth between the...

and fertility control, is the use of methods or devices to prevent unintended pregnancy. Birth control has been used since ancient times, but effective and...

pregnancies are unplanned. Over half (56%) of unplanned pregnancies are aborted. Among unintended pregnancies in the United States, 60% of the women used birth...

reproductive coercion and unintended pregnancies. Reproductive coercion is considered a serious public health issue. Pregnancy coercion includes any behaviors...

A multiple birth is the culmination of one multiple pregnancy, where in the mother gives birth to two or more babies. A term most applicable to vertebrate...

maternal depression, and increased risk of domestic abuse. The cost of unintended pregnancy in the United States exceeded $20 billion in 2010. While limited...

pregnant even if their periods have stopped. Trans men may experience unintended pregnancy, especially if they miss doses. Another important postpartum consideration...