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Considering planning salience in women's pregnancy intentions
  1. Karina M Shreffler, PhD1,
  2. Grace Wilson, MS, LMFT2,
  3. Katherine Stamps Mitchell, PhD3,
  4. Kami L Schwerdtfeger, PhD, LMFT4
  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK, USA; karina.shreffler@okstate.edu
  2. Doctoral Student, Department of Child Development and Family Relations, East Carolina University, Greenville, EC, USA; graceannwilson@gmail.com
  3. Assistant Professor, Department of Human Ecology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; kstamps@lsu.edu
  4. Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA; kami.schwerdtfeger@okstate.edu

https://doi.org/10.1136/jfprhc-2011-100280

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    Despite widespread availability of and knowledge about contraception in the USA, nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended.1 Recent evidence suggests that many women are ambivalent about avoiding or trying for pregnancy.2 With ambivalence about getting pregnant linked to inconsistent contraceptive use,3 scholars have called for greater understanding of the complex dimensions of pregnancy intentionality in order to reduce negative outcomes associated with unintended pregnancy.4 Extant research has not explored the importance of pregnancy intentions or plans – what we define as ‘planning salience’.

    Using data from structured interviews and surveys of pregnancy intentions and behaviours of 56 women of childbearing age in a South-central city, we examined women's opinions about the …

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