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If people don't desire to have a child, then access to birth control should be a high priority so that the woman doesn't&nbsp;unintentionally become pregnant.&nbsp; &nbsp;In too many cases, women who don't desire to get pregnant lack easy access to birth control options.&nbsp; When a baby is born into circumstances where it was not a planned or desired situation, there are likely to be higher rates of adverse experiences [Get research for this].
  
 
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According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), “The consequences of unintended pregnancy are serious, imposing appreciable burdens on children, women, men, and families.”<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0145213415001945#bib0125</ref>
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IOM research showed that children born as a result of an unintended pregnancy are at greater risk for numerous developmental and health consequences.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0145213415001945#bib0125</ref>
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In the United States, nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended,<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0145213415001945#bib0075 </ref> the highest rate in the industrialized world.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145213415001945#bib0195</ref>
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In the U.S. , the South and Southwest have the highest rates of unintended pregnancy along with states that have large urban populations.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145213415001945#bib0150  </ref>
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Unintended pregnancy rates are about four times higher among lower-income women than higher-income women.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145213415001945#bib0075</ref>
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The highest risk for unintended pregnancy are among women who are aged 18–24, low-income, lacking a high school degree, cohabiting, and African-American.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145213415001945#bib0080</ref>
  
 
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The CDC has identified reducing unintended pregnancies as one of the major topics for whcih there are strong evidenced-based strategies.&nbsp;
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[https://www.cdc.gov/sixeighteen/pregnancy/index.htm https://www.cdc.gov/sixeighteen/pregnancy/index.htm]
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has a series of evidence-based recommendations
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[https://www.cdc.gov/sixeighteen/pregnancy/index.htm https://www.cdc.gov/sixeighteen/pregnancy/index.htm]
  
 
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The State of Colorado has experienced significant reductions in unintended pregnancies by increasing access to LARCs
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Between 2009 and 2017 the results were very significant
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*The teen birth rate dropped 59%
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*The teen abortion rate dropped 60%
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*Young women (age 20-24) had a 35% reduction in birth rates
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*Young women (age 20-24) had a 41% reduction in abortion rates
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Learn more at&nbsp;[http://www.larc4co.com/ http://www.larc4co.com/]
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This is estimated to have reduced public assistance costs by nearly $70 million<ref>https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/cfpi-report</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:03, 9 January 2022

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If people don't desire to have a child, then access to birth control should be a high priority so that the woman doesn't unintentionally become pregnant.   In too many cases, women who don't desire to get pregnant lack easy access to birth control options.  When a baby is born into circumstances where it was not a planned or desired situation, there are likely to be higher rates of adverse experiences [Get research for this].

Background

According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), “The consequences of unintended pregnancy are serious, imposing appreciable burdens on children, women, men, and families.”[1]

IOM research showed that children born as a result of an unintended pregnancy are at greater risk for numerous developmental and health consequences.[2]

In the United States, nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended,[3] the highest rate in the industrialized world.[4]

In the U.S. , the South and Southwest have the highest rates of unintended pregnancy along with states that have large urban populations.[5]

Unintended pregnancy rates are about four times higher among lower-income women than higher-income women.[6]

The highest risk for unintended pregnancy are among women who are aged 18–24, low-income, lacking a high school degree, cohabiting, and African-American.[7]

Tools and Resources

The CDC has identified reducing unintended pregnancies as one of the major topics for whcih there are strong evidenced-based strategies. 

https://www.cdc.gov/sixeighteen/pregnancy/index.htm

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has a series of evidence-based recommendations

https://www.cdc.gov/sixeighteen/pregnancy/index.htm

Promising Practices and Case Studies

The State of Colorado has experienced significant reductions in unintended pregnancies by increasing access to LARCs

Between 2009 and 2017 the results were very significant

  • The teen birth rate dropped 59%
  • The teen abortion rate dropped 60%
  • Young women (age 20-24) had a 35% reduction in birth rates
  • Young women (age 20-24) had a 41% reduction in abortion rates

Learn more at http://www.larc4co.com/

This is estimated to have reduced public assistance costs by nearly $70 million[8]

Scorecard Building

Possible Objective Details

Possible Measures

Actions to Take

Actions for Coalitions

Actions for Individuals

Sources

  1. ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0145213415001945#bib0125
  2. ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0145213415001945#bib0125
  3. ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0145213415001945#bib0075
  4. ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145213415001945#bib0195
  5. ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145213415001945#bib0150
  6. ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145213415001945#bib0075
  7. ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145213415001945#bib0080
  8. ↑ https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/cfpi-report
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