Family Planning Perspectives articles from September 1998

Family Planning Perspectives archives from September 1998

Mainstreaming contraceptive services in managed care - five states' experiences.
September 1, 1998... Context: The ongoing, rapid national transition from a health care financing and delivery system dominated by traditional indemnity insurance to one dominated by managed care has enormous implications for the accessibility of contraceptive...

Dual-method use among an ethnically diverse group of women at risk of HIV infection.
September 1, 1998... Context: Few U.S. women protect themselves against both pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) by using an efficient contraceptive method and a condom. Understanding the factors that influence dual-method use could help improve...

Family communication about sex: what are parents saying and are their adolescents listening?
September 1, 1998... Context: Communication between parents and adolescents about sex, particularly in minority families, has been understudied; more information is needed both on which sex-related topics are discussed and on how their content is transmitted....

The effects of pregnancy planning status on birth outcomes and infant care.
September 1, 1998... Context: The planning status of a pregnancy may affect a woman's prenatal behaviors and the health of her newborn. However, whether this effect is independent or is attributable to socioeconomic and demographic factors has not been explored using...

Economic and personal factors affecting women's use of nurse-midwives in Michigan.
September 1, 1998... Context: The proportion of American women who use a nurse-midwife rather than an obstetrician to deliver their baby is increasing. Relatively tittle is known, however, about the determinants of a midwife-assisted birth. Methods: Logistic...

Teenage childbearing is not so bad after all...or is it? A review of the new literature.
September 1, 1998... What are the socioeconomic effects of teenage childbearing for women and their families? A decade ago, the answer seemed clear, and it provided a solid basis for public policy. "Kids having kids," the research literature conclusively showed,...

Condom use among women choosing long-term hormonal contraception.
September 1, 1998... Context: Women who rely on long-term hormonal contraception may neglect to use condoms, and thus increase their risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS. Methods: Data from a prospective, multisite study were collected...

Abortion reporting in the United States: an examination of the federal-state partnership.
September 1, 1998... Over the past three years, several events have led policymakers, public health officials and the general public to focus renewed attention on abortion data in the United States. The information that is available on how many abortions are...

Men who father children out of wedlock face reduced odds of marrying and increased socioeconomic hardship.
September 1, 1998... Men who become fathers before they have ever been married are less likely than other men to marry and more likely to live with a partner without marrying; they also tend to attain less education, to earn less money and to work fewer weeks per...

Single adult mothers are considerable less well-off than their married peers.
September 1, 1998... The economic situation of women who give birth outside marriage at ages 20 and older more closely resembles that of teenage mothers than that of married adult mothers, according to an analysis of women's income, welfare receipt and employment in...

Expectations about marriage and childbearing vary by race and ethnicity among girls in grades 6-8.
September 1, 1998... Girls of different racial and ethnic backgrounds have varying perceptions of and expectations about the timing and sequencing of important events, such as when they will give birth and marry. For example, Hispanic girls want their first birth and...

Women with two closely spaced pregnancies risk early delivery, especially if the first ended in a term birth.
September 1, 1998... Danish women who became pregnant within eight months after giving birth had an elevated risk of delivering preterm, and the relative risk was higher if the women had delivered the previous baby at term than if they had given birth early. However,...

Got Milk? (And a Job?).
September 1, 1998... Working part-time does not affect either a woman's plans to breastfeed or the length of time that she nurses her infant, according to results from a longitudinal survey of 1,488 women.[1] While pregnant, women who expected to work up to 34...

Billions and Billions of People.
September 1, 1998... Sometime in mid-1999, world population is expected to pass the six billion mark, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).[1] Global population did not reach one billion until 1800 but then grew rapidly, doubling by 1930 and...

Size Matters.
September 1, 1998... A man's birth weight and adult body mass influence the birth weight of his children, according to a study of data on 1,063 Danish infants born in 1974-1989.[1] Babies whose fathers had weighed at least 4 kg at birth were, on average, 109 g...

No Gender Gap in Health Care Use.
September 1, 1998... Health care expenditures were higher for women than for men in Manitoba, Canada, in 1994-1995, but the difference was attributable primarily to women's reproductive health care needs, rather than to a gender gap in the use of services.[1]...

Continuing Education for Pill Users.
September 1, 1998... Pill users' knowledge of their method is often incomplete but can be improved by educational interventions provided before they renew their prescription.[1] A sample of British women aged 18-45 having checkups before renewing their pill...

Conceive Now, Marry Later (Maybe).
September 1, 1998... Continuing a decades-long trend, the proportion of first births to women aged 15-29 that resulted from premarital conceptions rose to 53% in 1990-1994, and the proportion of women conceiving out of wedlock who married before giving birth...

What Does a Young Guy Need?
September 1, 1998... Many adolescent men are unable to obtain medical care when they need it, according to findings from a nationwide survey of 3,162 males in grades 5-12.[1] One in five respondents reported that on at least one occasion, they had needed medical...

Unmet Need for Mental Health.
September 1, 1998... Nearly half of poor young women interviewed at a public-sector gynecologic clinic in San Francisco reported symptoms that meet the criteria for diagnosis of a variety of psychiatric disorders, and about two-fifths had experienced some form of...

Progress in Stamping Out Syphilis.
September 1, 1998... In 1997, acute syphilis reportedly occurred at a rate of 3.2 newly acquired infections per 100,000 Americans, the lowest incidence of the disease ever recorded.[1] Except in the South, where the rate was 6.6 infections per 100,000, regional...

Does Abuse Lead to Abortion?
September 1, 1998... Many women seeking abortions have experienced physical or sexual abuse, and these women may have different reasons for desiring a pregnancy termination than women who have never been abused.[1] Among 486 abortion patients surveyed at an urban...

Mainstreaming Contraceptive Services In Managed Care--Five States' Experiences.
September 1, 1998... Context: The ongoing, rapid national transition from a health care financing and delivery system dominated by traditional indemnity insurance to one dominated by managed care has enormous implications for the accessibility of contraceptive...

Dual-Method Use Among an Ethnically Diverse Group of Women at Risk of HIV Infection.
September 1, 1998... Context: Few U.S. women protect themselves against both pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) by using an efficient contraceptive method and a condom. Understanding the factors that influence dual-method use could help improve...

Family Communication About Sex: What Are Parents Saying and Are Their Adolescents Listening?
September 1, 1998... Context: Communication between parents and adolescents about sex, particularly in minority families, has been understudied; more information is needed both on which sex-related topics are discussed and on how their content is transmitted. ...

The Effects of Pregnancy Planning Status On Birth Outcomes and Infant Care.
September 1, 1998... Context: The planning status of a pregnancy may affect a woman's prenatal behaviors and the health of her newborn. However, whether this effect is independent or is attributable to socioeconomic and demographic factors has not been explored...

Economic and Personal Factors Affecting Women's Use of Nurse-Midwives in Michigan.
September 1, 1998... Context: The proportion of American women who use a nurse-midwife rather than an obstetrician to deliver their baby is increasing. Relatively little is known, however, about the determinants of a midwife-assisted birth. Methods: Logistic...

Teenage Childbearing Is Not So Bad After All ... Or Is It? A Review of the New Literature.
September 1, 1998... What are the socioeconomic effects of teenage childbearing for women and their families? A decade ago, the answer seemed clear, and it provided a solid basis for public policy. "Kids having kids," the research literature conclusively showed,...

Condom Use Among Women Choosing Long-Term Hormonal Contraception.
September 1, 1998... Context: Women who rely on long-term hormonal contraception may neglect to use condoms, and thus increase their risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS. Methods: Data from a prospective, multisite study were...

Abortion Reporting in the United States: An Examination of the Federal-State Partnership.
September 1, 1998... Over the past three years, several events have led policymakers, public health officials and the general public to focus renewed attention on abortion data in the United States. The information that is available on how many abortions are...

Men Who Father Children Out of Wedlock Face Reduced Odds of Marrying and Increased Socioeconomic Hardship.
September 1, 1998... Men who become fathers before they have ever been married are less likely than other men to marry and more likely to live with a partner without marrying; they also tend to attain less education, to earn less money and to work fewer weeks per...

Emergency Contraception Given Without Prescription Used Safely and Correctly.
September 1, 1998... Women who have a replaceable supply of emergency contraceptive pills at home are significantly more likely to use the method once, but are no more likely to use it repeatedly, than are women who must visit a doctor to get a prescription....

After Early Amniocentesis, Chances of Fetal Loss And Foot Deformity Rise.
September 1, 1998... Women who obtain an amniocentesis before the 13th week of pregnancy face a higher risk of experiencing a fetal loss or of bearing an infant with a foot anomaly similar to clubfoot than those who have amniocentesis during the second trimester....

Roughly Half of Teenagers Are Sexually Active; Few Have Multiple Partners.
September 1, 1998... More than half of 15-19-year-old men and women are sexually experienced, but the majority have had no more than one partner in the past year. Two-thirds of teenage women use a condom the first time they have intercourse; they are more likely to...

Expectations About Marriage and Childbearing Vary By Race and Ethnicity Among Girls in Grades 6-8.
September 1, 1998... Girls of different racial and ethnic backgrounds have varying perceptions of and expectations about the timing and sequencing of important events, such as when they will give birth and marry. For example, Hispanic girls want their first birth...