Data from Indiana University Provide New Insights into Pregnancy [Eliminating health disparities in unintended pregnancy with long-acting reversible…

Data from Indiana University Provide New Insights into Pregnancy [Eliminating health disparities in unintended pregnancy with long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)]

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Women's Health Weekly -- Current study results on Women's Health have been published. According to news originating from Indianapolis, Indiana, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Significant public health disparities exist surrounding teen and unplanned pregnancy in the United States. Women of color and those with lower education and socioeconomic status are at much greater risk of unplanned pregnancy and the resulting adverse outcomes."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Indiana University, "Unplanned pregnancies reduce educational and career opportunities and may contribute to socioeconomic deprivation and widening income disparities. Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), including intrauterine devices and implants, offer the opportunity to change the default from drifting into parenthood to planned conception. LARC methods are forgettable; once placed, they offer highly effective, long-term pregnancy prevention. Increasing evidence in the medical literature demonstrates the population benefits of use of these methods. However, barriers to more widespread use of LARC methods persist and include educational, access, and cost barriers. With increasing insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act and more widespread, no-cost coverage of methods, more and more women are choosing intrauterine devices and the contraceptive implant."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Increasing the use of highly effective contraceptive methods may provide one solution to the persistent problem of the health disparities of unplanned and teen pregnancies in the United States and improve women's and children's health."

For more information on this research see: Eliminating health disparities in unintended pregnancy with long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016;214(6):681-688. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology can be contacted at: Mosby-Elsevier, 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010-1710, USA. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - www.journals.elsevier.com/american-journal-of-obstetrics-and-gynecology/)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from C. Parks, Indiana University, Dept. of Obstet & Gynecol, Indianapolis, IN 46204, United States (see also Women's Health).

Keywords for this news article include: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, North and Central America, Reproductive Techniques, Contraceptives, Women's Health, Contraception, Obstetrics, Pregnancy, Indiana University.

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