Pregnancy outcomes by pregnancy intention in a managed care setting.
Objectives Published studies show poor pregnancy outcomes associated with unintended pregnancies are disproportionately higher than in planned pregnancies and place a burden on the health care system. This study was designed to compare pregnancy intention rates, compare sociodemographic characterist...
| Publicado en: | Maternal & Child Health Journal Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 227 - 235 |
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Springer Nature
Mar2010
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