ArticleMaternal and child health journal2000
Pregnancy intention and pregnancy happiness: are they different?
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- Evaluation of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP) among a nationally representative sample of pregnant and postpartum women Ethiopia.Contraception: X · 2023Article
- Types of Lifetime Reproductive Coercion and Current Contraceptive Use.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2021Article
- The association of pregnancy control, emotions, and beliefs with pregnancy desires: A new perspective on pregnancy intentions.PloS one · 2021Article
- Pregnancy happiness: implications of prior loss and pregnancy intendedness.Journal of reproductive and infant psychology · 2020Article
- Impact of intention and feeling toward being pregnant on postpartum depression: the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS).Archives of women's mental health · 2020Article
- Level of Happiness and Its Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in South Gondar Zone Hospitals, North Central Ethiopia.International journal of women's health · 2020Article
- The Misclassification of Ambivalence in Pregnancy Intentions: A Mixed-Methods Analysis.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2019Article
- Planned, unplanned and in-between: the meaning and context of pregnancy planning for young people.Contraception · 2019Article
- A prospective measure of unintended pregnancy in the United States.Contraception · 2018Article
- Anticipated Emotions about Unintended Pregnancy in Relationship Context: Are Latinas Really Happier?Journal of marriage and the family · 2017Article
- Pregnancy intentions-a complex construct and call for new measures.Fertility and sterility · 2016Article
- Comparison of a Timing-Based Measure of Unintended Pregnancy and the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2016Article
- Happiness about unintended pregnancy and its relationship to contraceptive desires among a predominantly Latina cohort.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study examines the relationship among pregnancy intention and attitudes, inconsistent contraceptive use, and plans for potential pregnancy among 311 women who presented at local health departments to seek a pregnancy test and for whom a pregnancy would be unintended.
methodsWomen were surveyed prior to receiving pregnancy tests. Pregnancy intention was measured using traditional classifications of mistimed and unwanted pregnancies. Frequency distributions and chi-square tests were computed to examine and compare rates of happiness about the pregnancy among women with mistimed or unwanted pregnancy and to compare rates of inconsistent contraceptive use and plans for the pregnancy by intention and level of happiness.
resultsAlthough all of the women selected for our sample stated that their pregnancies would be unintended, almost half (46%) were inconsistent contraceptive users. Further, 48% reported that they would be somewhat or very happy about a pregnancy. The proportion of women who were uncertain about the future of a pregnancy and who considered adoption or abortion was highest among those for whom a potential pregnancy was mistimed and who were unhappy about the pregnancy.
conclusionsDifferentiating between pregnancy intention and happiness has practice implications for family planning and prenatal providers. Additional research should further elaborate these distinctions.
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