Transcript Unplanned Pregnancy In West Virginia

Unplanned Pregnancy In
West Virginia
Sponsored by
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and
Unplanned Pregnancy and The West Virginia
Perinatal Partnership
Unplanned Pregnancy In
West Virginia
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42% of WV Women reported their
pregnancy was unintended.
(pregnancy wanted later or not at
all)
Most unintended pregnancies were
reported by single women (over
60%).
Over 40% of unintended pregnancies
are to women 20-29 years of age.
Over 30% of unintended pregnancies
were reported by WV married
women.
Data Source: OMCFH, Melissa A. Baker, M.A.,
WV PRAMS 1996-2006
Additional Data from 2006 PRAMS
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Percent of pregnancies where the mother was trying
to get pregnant 43.4%
Percent of pregnancies where the mother was not
doing anything to keep from getting
pregnant 58.0%
Percent whose reason for not doing anything to keep
from getting pregnant was that she had problems
getting birth control when she needed it 5.7%
Percent of mothers (or partner) using birth control
methods now to keep from getting
pregnant 85.2%
Facts on Teen Pregnancies in WV
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Declined from 1997 through 2005, then
increased in 2006 and 2007
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Increase is accounted for in the 18-19 age
group
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WV teen birth rate is higher than national
average (2006)
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16.5% of WV high school students had had
4 or more sexual partners (higher than
national average 14.9% in 2007)
Source: The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancies,
State Profiles
Unmarried Births by Race of Mother
West Virginia Residents 1980-2006
Data Source: WVDHHR, OHS. Tom Light. Birth Certificate
100%
75.6% in 2006
90%
African American
80%
46.1% in 1980
60%
37.5% in 2006
50%
40%
30%
20%
7.5% in 1980
White
10%
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0%
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Percent
70%
Hancock
WV Average – 47.9
2002-2006 WV Possible Unwanted Pregnancies
All Races Mother’s Age 20-29 by County
Rate per 1,000 Females
Brooke
Highest: Kanawha (75.0) Ohio
Lowest: Monongalia (20.4)
Marshall
Wetzel
Monongalia
Tyler
Preston
Jefferson
Hampshire
Barbour
Ritchie
Berkeley
Mineral
Taylor
Dodd- Harrison
ridge
Wood
Morgan
Marion
Pleasants
Tucker
Grant
Hardy
Wirt
Lewis
Gilmer
Mason
Upshur
Calhoun
Jackson
Randolph
Braxton
Roane
Putnam
Webster
Clay
Cabell
Kanawha
Pendleton
45.0 – 49.9
Pocahontas
Nicholas
50.0 or Higher
40.1 – 44.9
Lincoln
Wayne
Mingo
Boone
Fayette
40.0 or Lower
Greenbrier
No Unwanted Pregnancies
Logan
Raleigh
Wyoming
Summers
Mercer
McDowell
Monroe
Unwanted pregnancies are calculated using unmarried
births, fetal deaths, and all ITOPs.
West Virginia Health Statistics Center
April 2008
Consequences of
Unplanned Pregnancies
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Unplanned pregnancy reduces the opportunity for
healthy maternal behavior such as preconception
care and optimum child spacing
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Unplanned pregnancy lies behind the majority of
abortions
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Children born as the result of unplanned
pregnancy are at greater risk of
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Low birthweight
Preterm birth
Lower cognitive scores on a range of measures
Having mothers and fathers who suffer from
depression and relationship conflict
Source: The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancies,
“Unplanned Pregnancy Among 20-Somthings”
For more information, please visit our web sites:
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned
Pregnancy
http://thenationalcampaign.org
WV Perinatal Partnership
http://www.wvperinatal.org
West Virginia
Family Planning Program Services
Currently 148 sites
56,800 served in
2006
Hancock
WV Average – 34.2%
2002-2006 West Virginia Resident Births
White Mother’s Age 20-29 by County
Percent Unmarried
Brooke
Highest: Ohio (47.1%)
Lowest: Putnam (25.2%)
Ohio
Marshall
U.S. Average (2002-2005)
34.3%
Wetzel
Monongalia
Tyler
Preston
Jefferson
Hampshire
Barbour
Ritchie
Berkeley
Mineral
Taylor
Dodd- Harrison
ridge
Wood
Morgan
Marion
Pleasants
Tucker
Grant
Hardy
Wirt
Lewis
Gilmer
Mason
Upshur
Calhoun
Jackson
Randolph
Braxton
Roane
Putnam
Webster
Clay
Cabell
Kanawha
Pendleton
30.0% – 34.9%
Pocahontas
Nicholas
35.0% or Higher
25.1% – 29.9%
Lincoln
Wayne
Mingo
Boone
Fayette
25.0% or Lower
Greenbrier
No Births
Logan
Raleigh
Wyoming
Summers
Mercer
McDowell
Monroe
West Virginia Health Statistics Center
April 2008
Hancock
WV Average – 77.1%
Brooke
Highest: 11 Counties (100.0%) Ohio
Lowest: 12 Counties with
No Unmarried Mothers Marshall
U.S. Average (2002-2005)
72.8%
Wetzel
2002-2006 West Virginia Resident Births
Black Mother’s Age 20-29 by County
Percent Unmarried
Monongalia
Tyler
Preston
Jefferson
Hampshire
Barbour
Ritchie
Berkeley
Mineral
Taylor
Dodd- Harrison
ridge
Wood
Morgan
Marion
Pleasants
Tucker
Grant
Hardy
Wirt
Lewis
Gilmer
Mason
Upshur
Calhoun
Jackson
Randolph
Braxton
Roane
Putnam
Webster
Clay
Cabell
Kanawha
Pendleton
30.0% – 34.9%
Pocahontas
Nicholas
35.0% or Higher
25.1% – 29.9%
Lincoln
Wayne
Mingo
Boone
Fayette
25.0% or Lower
Greenbrier
No Births
Logan
Raleigh
Wyoming
Summers
Mercer
McDowell
Monroe
West Virginia Health Statistics Center
April 2008
Hancock
WV Average – 35.6%
2002-2006 West Virginia Resident Births
All Races Mother’s Age 20-29 by County
Percent Unmarried
Brooke
Highest: Ohio (48.4%)
Lowest: Putnam (25.7%)
Ohio
Marshall
U.S. Average (2002-2005)
40.2%
Wetzel
Monongalia
Tyler
Preston
Jefferson
Hampshire
Barbour
Ritchie
Berkeley
Mineral
Taylor
Dodd- Harrison
ridge
Wood
Morgan
Marion
Pleasants
Tucker
Grant
Hardy
Wirt
Lewis
Gilmer
Mason
Upshur
Calhoun
Jackson
Randolph
Braxton
Roane
Putnam
Webster
Clay
Cabell
Kanawha
Pendleton
30.0% – 34.9%
Pocahontas
Nicholas
35.0% or Higher
25.1% – 29.9%
Lincoln
Wayne
Mingo
Boone
Fayette
25.0% or Lower
Greenbrier
No Births
Logan
Raleigh
Wyoming
Summers
Mercer
McDowell
Monroe
West Virginia Health Statistics Center
April 2008