Latest Unintended pregnancy Stories

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study published online in Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that abortions and unplanned pregnancies have dramatically dropped after adult and teenage women were offered birth control at no cost. Women and girls were also more likely to choose IUDs or contraceptive implants when cost was not an issue. Providing free birth control options substantially reduced the number of unplanned pregnancies and abortion rates by 62 to 78...

WAYNE, N.J., Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that a new study published in the journal Contraception shows that if 10 percent of women in their twenties -- the age group associated with the highest number of unintended pregnancies annually in the U.S.(1) -- changed from oral contraception to long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) such as the implant, intrauterine device (IUD) and hormonal intrauterine system (IUS), an...

New Survey Data of Teens and Adults Released WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teens say that parents (38%) most influence their decisions about sex--more than peers (22%), the media (9%), teachers and educators (4%), and others, according to a new survey commissioned by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. Nearly 9 in 10 (87%) young people surveyed also say that it would be much easier for teens to delay sexual activity and avoid teen...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Sex education has had little to no effect on teen pregnancy rates, which have remained essentially unchanged over the past four decades, claims the author of a controversial new study. According to Sarah Harris of the Daily Mail, professor David Paton, chair of industrial economics at The University of Nottingham, has said that despite schools' attempts to educate students under the age of 16 about sex, annual pregnancy rates from...

Job loss, relationship break-down, and falling behind on rent/mortgage payments key factors The researchers, from the Guttmacher Institute in New York, base their findings on feedback data from almost 9,500 women who had an abortion in 2008 (Abortion Patient Survey), in the light of 11 "disruptive" events, and the links between these, poverty, and contraceptive use. The disruptive events included job loss, separation, falling behind on rental/mortgage payments, death of a close friend,...

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new government report recently found that an increase in cohabitation of unmarried couples is causing an increase in unintended pregnancies. The National Survey of Growth defined “unintended” pregnancies as births that were “mistimed,” occurring within or before a mother had planned on pregnancy, or “unwanted,” not wanted by the mother/the mother already had other children. In particular, the number of births to...

Will contribute $50 million to groundbreaking global family planning initiative to extend services to 120 million women by 2020 NEW YORK, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Philanthropies announced its commitment to a new global family planning partnership, and will contribute $50 million to a groundbreaking global initiative to extend family planning services to 120 million women in the poorest countries by 2020. The announcement was made today at the London Summit...

NEW YORK, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Joycelyn Elders, 15(th) Surgeon General of the United States said, "The London Summit to Revitalize Family Planning promises to be one of the most important efforts in recent history to improve the education, health and lives of poor women and girls." She further commented, "VCF Contraceptive Film, a safe, easy-to-use effective contraceptive, should be considered as one method of affordable birth control to offer to women around the world....

Statement from The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy WASHINGTON, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. teen pregnancy rate has plummeted 40% between 1990 and 2008 (the most recent data available) and is now at a historic low, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The teen pregnancy rate in 2008 now stands at 70 per 1,000 women age 15-19; down from its...

[ Watch the Video ] In a new study of birth control methods and unintended pregnancies, researchers have found that the pill is the most popular method of contraception used in the US, however it may not be the most effective. The study found that more US women got pregnant while using short-acting methods such as pills, patches and vaginal rings -- and that the highest rate of unintended pregnancies was seen in women under 21 years of age. Researchers at Washington University School...