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Pregnancies that are Unintended
| Value: |
43.3 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2008 |
| Location: |
State : Hawaii |
| Categories: |
Health / Family Planning
Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health
Health / Women's Health |
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of unintended pregnancies among live births. An unintended pregnancy is a pregnancy that is either mistimed (the woman wanted to be pregnant later) or unwanted (she did not want to ever be pregnant) at the time of conception.
Why is this important? In 2001, approximately one-half of pregnancies in the United States were unintended. Unintended pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of morbidity for women, and with health behaviors during pregnancy that are associated with adverse effects. For example, women with an unintended pregnancy may delay prenatal care, which may affect the health of the infant. Women of all ages may have unintended pregnancies, but some groups, such as teens, are at a higher risk. Efforts to decrease unintended pregnancy include finding better forms of contraception, and increasing contraceptive use and adherence.
The Healthy People 2010 national health target is to reduce unintended pregnancies to 30%.
Technical note: The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement period. Confidence intervals were taken into account in determining the direction of the trend. |
| Source: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System |
| URL of Source: http://www.hhdw.org/ |
| URL of Data: http://www.hhdw.org/cms/index.php?page=pregnancy-intention |
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Time Series Data
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