Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care 2004: 30(4) Canadian study reviewed the success of a pilot programme for providing EC via a pharmacy without a prescription.4 Almost 7000 prescriptions were obtained and 21% of women stated that if they had not obtained EC in this manner, they would not have obtained it elsewhere. The Canadian health minister recently introduced a bill to ...

Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of microcephaly and other serious brain abnormalities (1). To support state and territory response to the threat of Zika, CDC's Interim Zika Response Plan outlined activities for vector control; clinical management of exposed pregnant women and infants; targeted communication about Zika virus transmission among women and men of reproductive age; ...

background and objectives: nowadays, the use of educational models to determine the causes of rejection of health-related behaviors has been on theincrease. health belief model is one of the models during the past years has been considered. therefore, the aim of this study was to measure health belief model constructs in preventive behavior about self-medication in pregnant women in the city of...

background: evidence proposes that maternal calcium (ca) supplement during pregnancy may be inversely associated with the off spring’s blood  pressure (bp) level. it is suggested that increased maternal ca intake during pregnancy may result in lower bp in the off spring. the reduction in the incidence of hypertension in mothers is documented but the effects on the off spring are uncertain.mater...

OBJECTIVES Information on pregnancy rates and factors associated with pregnancy and contraceptive use is important for clinical trials in women in sub-Saharan Africa where withdrawal of investigational products may be required in the event of pregnancy with a consequent effect on sample size and trial power. METHODS A prospective cohort analysis of pregnancy and contraceptive use was conducte...

BACKGROUND Family planning is one of the four pillars of the Safe Motherhood Initiative to reduce maternal death in developing countries. We aimed to estimate the effect of contraceptive use on maternal mortality and the expected reduction in maternal mortality if the unmet need for contraception were met, at country, regional, and world levels. METHOD We extracted relevant data from the Mate...

BACKGROUND Illegal migration is an increasing problem worldwide and the so-called undocumented migrants encounter major problems in access to prevention and health care. The objective of the study was to compare the use of preventive measures and pregnancy care of undocumented pregnant migrants with those of women from the general population of Geneva, Switzerland. METHODS Prospective cohort ...

BACKGROUND There is little data on contraceptive effectiveness or use patterns from sub-Saharan Africa. STUDY DESIGN We analyzed data from women at risk of pregnancy (n=4905) in the Methods for Improving Reproductive Health in Africa trial of the diaphragm for HIV prevention. We described reported contraceptive method use and calculated rates of pregnancy by contraceptive method. We compared ...

CONTEXT Nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended. These pregnancies likely represent a substantial cost to taxpayers, but national-level estimates of these public costs have been lacking. METHODS Taxpayer spending on unintended pregnancy is measured by multiplying estimates of the 2001 incidence of publicly financed unintended pregnancy outcomes (abortions, fetal los...