Funded Projects

(SDAS) Sexual Orientation and the Risk for Unintended Pregnancy Among U.S. Women of Reproductive Age

Grantee: University of South Carolina
Principal Investigator: Caroline Hartnett
Project Number: R40MC28314
Project Date: 04/01/2015

Final Report

(SDAS) Sexual Orientation and the Risk for Unintended Pregnancy Among U.S. Women of Reproductive Age Final Report (PDF)

Age group(s)

• Prenatal
• Perinatal/Infancy (0-12 months)

Abstract

Principal Needs and Aims Addressed by the Project. Unintended pregnancy rates in the U.S. are the highest among all industrialized countries; half of all U.S. pregnancies are unintended. Unintended pregnancies often interfere with women's educational trajectories and are associated with poorer health outcomes for mothers and children. Despite indications of increased need for unintended pregnancy intervention, sexual minority (i.e. non-heterosexual) women have been virtually ignored in unintended pregnancy research and policy. Based on the few studies that exist, young (Publications

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Hartnett C, Lindley L, Walsemann K. Congruence across sexual orientation dimensions and risk for unintended pregnancy among adult U.S. women. Women’s Health Issues. 2017;27(2):145-51.e2.