OBJECTIVE To examine the outcomes of an unwanted first pregnancy (abortion v live delivery) and risk of depression and to explain discrepancies with previous research that used the same dataset. DESIGN Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING Nationally representative sample of US men and women aged 14-24 in 1979. PARTICIPANTS 1247 women in the US national longitudinal survey of youth who abort...

Background: Stress during pregnancy and delivery is associated with unfavorable outcomes, which negatively affects maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the relationship between perceived stress and breastfeeding self-efficacy of women in Zanjan, Iran. Methods: This descriptive- analytical study was performed on 224 pregnant women, who participated in...

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence of unwanted pregnancy in urban and rural settlements in Southwestern Nigeria. DESIGN A prospective cross-sectional study of women within reproductive age. SETTING Community-based study of unwanted pregnancy was conducted in 2012. PARTICIPANTS They were women of reproductive age who had experienced unintended and/or unwanted pregnancies and they were rando...

Malawian women in all sectors of society are suffering from social implications of unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion. Unwanted pregnancies occur among women who have limited access to family planning and safe abortion. A legally restrictive setting for safe abortion services leads many women to unsafe abortion, which has consequences for them and their families. In-depth interviews were co...

BACKGROUND About 46 million induced abortions occur in the world annually. The studies have reported 80000 cases of induced abortions in Iran annually. OBJECTIVES This qualitative study was conducted to identify the causes of unsafe abortion in Iran from the standpoint of three groups of experts, women with a history of abortion or unwanted pregnancy and service providers. PATIENTS AND METH...

OBJECTIVE Describing pregnant adolescents' perceptions regarding food insecurity in their households. METHOD Quantitative methodology involving an ethnographic approach was used; seventeen adolescents in their third trimester of pregnancy were included in the study; they were registered in the Medellin public hospital network's prenatal control program and living in households classified as b...

Background: Unintended or unplanned pregnancy has been a distressing reality among females in the reproductive age group particularly in developing countries. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of unintended pregnancy among married women in an urban community in Kangavar city state, to determine the associated factors of unintended pregnancy and to verify the reasons behind uni...