Transcript BMI and Pregnancy Weight Gain West Virginia PRAMS 2001

Unintended Pregnancy
West Virginia
1996 - 2006
Melissa A. Baker, M.A.
Office of Maternal, Child and
Family Health
WV Bureau for Public Health
PRAMS Background
CDC funded in 1987 and data collection
began in 1988 to target infant mortality
Currently 75% of all births nationwide
represented by PRAMS
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PRAMS Methodology
Population based surveillance system
designed to monitor maternal experiences
and behaviors before, during and after
pregnancy
Use mail and phone methods to survey
mothers who recently gave birth
Stratified sample of women with recent live
birth drawn each month from birth certificate
records
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Unintended Pregnancy
Thinking back to just before you got
pregnant with your new baby, how did
you feel about becoming pregnant?
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I wanted to be pregnant sooner
I wanted to be pregnant later
I wanted to be pregnant then
I didn’t want to be pregnant then or at any
time in the future
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%Unintended Pregnancies and
Unmarried Pregnancies
1996-2006
50
42
42
37
40
30
20
40
42
47
42
44
44
42
43
38
39
'05
'06
32
32
32
32
33
33
34
35
36
'96
'97
'98
'99
'00
'01
'02
'03
'04
10
0
Wanted Later or Not At All
Unmarried
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%Unintended Pregnancy
by Maternal Age
80
60
40
20
0
'96
'97
'98
'99
Mom <20
'00
'01
'02
Mom 20-29
'03
'04
'05
'06
Mom >30
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%Unintended Pregnancy
by Maternal Education
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
'96
'97
<12 years
'98
'99
'00
12 years
'01
'02
'03
13-15 years
'04
'05
'06
>=16 years
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%Unintended Pregnancy
by Delivery Payor Source
80
60
40
20
0
'96
'97
'98
'99
'00
'01
'02
'03
'04
'05
'06
Delivery Paid by Medicaid
Delivery Paid by Other Source
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%Unintended Pregnancy
by Marital Status
80
60
40
20
0
'96
'97
'98
'99
'00
'01
'02
All unintended pregnancies
'03
'04
Married
'05
'06
Other
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%Unintended Pregnancy
by Maternal Age & Marital Status
80
60
68
62
48
46
31
40
29
20
0
'06
<20 Married
20-29 Other
<20 Other
>30 Married
20-29 Married
>30 Other
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Conclusions
West Virginia PRAMS data confirm our
long held beliefs that a greater number
of unintended pregnancies are reported
among women who are: younger,
unmarried, lower education level and
lower income level.
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What is Family Planning?
Family Planning (FPP) provides
individuals the information and means
to exercise personal choice in
determining the number and spacing of
their children.
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Services Provided by Family
Planning:
Pregnancy testing
Medical history
Complete physical exam
Overview of all contraceptive options
Laboratory services
Diagnosis and treatment of STD’s
Contraceptive supplies
Education and counseling
Referral for identified medical problems
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WV Family Planning
Program Clinics
February 4, 2008
Family Planning Clients Served
in 2007
Women: 54,588
Men: 2,212
Adolescents:15,808
Total unduplicated clients: 56,800
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