Maternal XXXX and Its Association With Unintended Pregnancies and Contraceptive Use [273].

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INTRODUCTION: @entity28 and unintended pregnancy, did not want to be pregnant then or any time in the future, are current epidemics that differentially affect @entity1 based on sociodemographic factors. We aim to explore unintended pregnancy and contraceptive use among @entity28 and nonobese @entity1 in Los Angeles County. METHODS: We analyzed the 2012 Los Angeles Mommy and Baby data. Los Angeles Mommy and Baby is a population-based surveillance system designed to monitor self-reported experiences occurring before, during, and after pregnancy.    tests and logistic regression assessed differences between @entity28 and nonobese mothers. Analyses were conducted using sampling weights to account for the complex sampling scheme. RESULTS: There were 6,843 respondents to the 2012 Los Angeles Mommy and Baby survey. Overall, 48% of births in Los Angeles County were unintended. Mothers who were @entity28 were 1.1 times (P<.001) more likely to have an unintended pregnancy compared with mothers who were not @entity28 . Overweight @entity1 (body mass index [BMI, calculated as weight (kg)/[height (m)]] between 25.0 and 29.9) were 1.3 times more likely to not use any method of birth control than normal-weight @entity1 (BMI less than 25). Obese @entity1 (BMI greater than 30) were 1.1 times more likely to not use contraception than normal-weight @entity1 . CONCLUSION: @entity28 in mothers was associated with an increased chance of unintended pregnancy. Both overweight and @entity28 @entity1 were more likely to report not having used birth control before pregnancy than normal-weight @entity1 . To reduce the number of unintended pregnancies in Los Angeles County, it is important to educate overweight and @entity28 mothers about the significance of contraceptive methods.
