Is pregnancy planning associated with background characteristics and pregnancy- XXXX ?

@entity1 @entity1501 @entity286 @entity146 @entity498 @entity285
INTRODUCTION: Prevalence of planned pregnancies varies between countries but is often measured in a dichotomous manner. The aim of this study was to investigate to what level pregnant @entity1 had planned their pregnancies and whether pregnancy planning was associated with background characteristics and pregnancy- @entity146 . MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study that utilized the baseline measurements from the Swedish Pregnancy Planning study. Pregnant @entity1 (n = 3390) recruited at antenatal clinics answered a questionnaire. Data were analyzed with multinomial logistic regression, @entity498 and chi-squared tests. RESULTS: Three of four pregnancies were very or fairly planned and 12% fairly or very unplanned. Of @entity1 with very unplanned pregnancies, 32% had considered an induced abortion. @entity1 with planned pregnancies were more likely to have a higher level of education, higher household income, to be currently working (>= 50%) and to have longer relationships than @entity1 with unplanned pregnancies. The level of pregnancy planning was associated with @entity146 , such as information-seeking and intake of @entity1501 , but without a reduction in @entity285 consumption. One-third of all @entity1 took @entity1501 1 month prior to conception, 17% used @entity286 daily and 11% used @entity285 weekly 3 months before conception. CONCLUSIONS: A majority rated their pregnancy as very or fairly planned, with socio-economic factors as explanatory variables. The level of pregnancy planning should be queried routinely to enable individualized counseling, especially for @entity1 with unplanned pregnancies. Preconception recommendations need to be established and communicated to the public to increase health promoting @entity146 .
