A new study shows that the rate of unintended pregnancy includes about a third of all pregnancies in 2006-2010. This number has not changed from 1982. An unintended pregnancy is one that occurs without planning, though does not necessarily mean that birth control was used, though it could also be as a result of birth control failure. Think of people you know who say, "We don't want to get pregnant, but we're not doing anything to avoid it."
The interesting take away is that the more education you had, the less likely you were to have an unintended pregnancy. Why this happens can be due to many factors. It could be that there are more chances to learn about how to control pregnancy through natural means or birth control. It could also mean that these women are more likely to have access to birth control because they have insurance.
The reason that intended pregnancy is so important is that planning a pregnancy gives the family a chance to prepare not only their bodies but their minds, finances and homes for a baby.
Did you plan your pregnancies? Tell me in the comments what you did to get ready for pregnancy.
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National Center for Health Statistics (CDC), National Survey of Family Growth . Data in this report are based on 12,279 interviews in 2006- 2010 with women aged 15 to 44. Comparisons are made with past NSFG data from 1982, 1988, 1995, and 2002.
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Unitended Pregnancies originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Tuesday, July 24th, 2012 at 02:32:26.
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