Publications by authors named "Stanley K Henshaw"
The pregnancy rate for U.S. women in 2009 was 102.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This report presents detailed pregnancy rates for 1990-2008, updating a national series of rates extending since 1976.
Methods: Tabular and graphical data on pregnancy rates by age, race, and Hispanic origin, and by marital status are presented and described.
Results: In 2008, an estimated 6,578,000 pregnancies resulted in 4,248,000 live births, 1,212,000 induced abortions, and 1,118,000 fetal losses.
Background: Data of abortion incidence and trends are needed to monitor progress toward improvement of maternal health and access to family planning. To date, estimates of safe and unsafe abortion worldwide have only been made for 1995 and 2003.
Methods: We used the standard WHO definition of unsafe abortions.
Legal abortion worldwide in 2008: levels and recent trends.
Perspect Sex Reprod Health
September 2011
Context: Periodic assessments of abortion incidence are essential for monitoring trends in unintended pregnancy and gaps in contraceptive services and use.
Methods: Statistics and estimates of legal induced abortions in 2008 were compiled for 64 of the 77 countries in which legal abortion is generally available; the 64 are home to 98% of women aged 15-44 who live in the countries eligible for inclusion. Data sources included reports or completed questionnaires from national statistical offices and nationally representative surveys.
Legal abortion worldwide in 2008: levels and recent trends.
Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health
June 2011
Context: Periodic assessments of abortion incidence are essential for monitoring trends in unintended pregnancy and gaps in contraceptive services and use.
Methods: Statistics and estimates of legal induced abortions in 2008 were compiled for 64 of the 77 countries in which legal abortion is generally available; these 64 are home to 98% of women aged 15-44 who live in the countries eligible for inclusion. Data sources included reports or completed questionnaires from national statistical offices and nationally representative surveys.
Estimated pregnancy rates for the United States, 1990-2005: an update.
Natl Vital Stat Rep
October 2009
Objectives: This report presents detailed pregnancy rates for 1990-2005, updating a national series of rates extending since 1976.
Methods: Tabular data on pregnancy rates by age, race and Hispanic origin, and by marital status are presented and briefly described.
Results: in 2005, an estimated 6,408,000 pregnancies resulted in 4.
The US abortion rate peaked soon after 1973, remained fairly constant through the 1980s, and began a steady decline to 2005. A substantial drop in the abortion rates of teenagers and women ages 20 to 24 accounts for much of the decline from 1989 to 2004. All race and ethnic groups experienced declines in abortion rates over the past 30 years, but the rate of black, and to a lesser extent Hispanic, women remains higher than that of non-Hispanic whites.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEstimated pregnancy rates by outcome for the United States, 1990-2004.
Natl Vital Stat Rep
April 2008
Article Synopsis
- The report updates pregnancy rates in the U.S. from 1990 to 2004, using data from the National Survey of Family Growth to highlight trends in teenage pregnancy as well as overall fertility and pregnancy rates.
- Data is presented through tables and graphs, detailing pregnancy rates by factors like age, race, and marital status, utilizing information from various health organizations including the National Center for Health Statistics and the Guttmacher Institute.
- In 2004, there were approximately 6.39 million pregnancies, resulting in about 4.11 million live births, 1.22 million abortions, and 1.06 million fetal losses, with the teenage pregnancy rate dropping 38% during the study period, reaching an all-time low of
Context: Each year, thousands of Nigerian women have unintended pregnancies that end in illegal abortion. Many such procedures occur under unsafe conditions, contributing to maternal morbidity and mortality.
Methods: In a 2002-2003 survey of women and their providers in 33 hospitals in eight states across Nigeria, 2,093 patients were identified as being treated for complications of abortion or miscarriage or seeking an abortion.
Abortion in the United States: incidence and access to services, 2005.
Perspect Sex Reprod Health
March 2008
Context: Accurate information about abortion incidence and services is necessary to monitor levels of unwanted pregnancy and women's ability to access abortion services.
Methods: All known abortion providers in the United States were contacted for information about abortion services in 2004 and 2005. This information, along with data from the U.
Context: Information on abortion levels and trends can inform research and policies affecting maternal and reproductive health, but the incidence of legal abortion has not been assessed in nearly a decade.
Methods: Statistics on legal abortions in 2003 were compiled for 60 countries in which the procedure is broadly legal, and trends were assessed where possible. Data sources included published and unpublished reports from official national reporting systems, questionnaires sent to government agencies and nationally representative population surveys.
Context: Information on abortion levels and trends can inform research and policies affecting maternal and reproductive health, but the incidence of legal abortion has not been assessed in nearly a decade.
Methods: Statistics on legal abortions in 2003 were compiled for 60 countries in which the procedure is broadly legal, and trends were assessed where possible. Data sources included published and unpublished reports from official national reporting systems, questionnaires sent to government agencies and nationally representative population surveys.
Disparities in rates of unintended pregnancy in the United States, 1994 and 2001.
Perspect Sex Reprod Health
June 2006
Context: Many pregnancies are unintended, particularly in certain population groups. Determining whether unintended pregnancy rates and disparities in rates between subgroups are changing may help policymakers target reproductive health services to those women most in need.
Methods: To calculate rates of unintended pregnancy and related outcomes, data on pregnancy intendedness from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth were combined with birth, abortion and population data from federal, state and nongovernmental sources.
The accessibility of abortion services in the United States, 2001.
Perspect Sex Reprod Health
May 2003
Context: A woman's ability to obtain an abortion is affected both by the availability of a provider and by access-related factors such as cost, convenience, gestational limits and the provision of early medical abortion services.
Methods: In 2001-2002, The Alan Guttmacher Institute surveyed all known abortion providers in the United States, collecting information on their delivery of abortion services and on the number of abortions performed.
Results: A minority of abortion providers offer services before five weeks from the last menstrual period (37%) or after 20 weeks (24% or fewer), but the proportions have increased since 1993.
Context: Nearly half of unintended pregnancies and more than one-fifth of all pregnancies in the United States end in abortion. No nationally representative statistics on abortion incidence or on the universe of abortion providers have been available since 1996.
Methods: In 2001-2002, The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) conducted its 13th survey of all known U.
Contraceptive use among U.S. women having abortions in 2000-2001.
Perspect Sex Reprod Health
May 2003
Article Synopsis
- Understanding contraceptive nonuse and inconsistent use is crucial for reducing unintended pregnancies and supporting effective family planning efforts.
- A study of 10,683 women receiving abortion services found that 46% did not use contraception, often due to perceived low pregnancy risk or concerns about contraceptives.
- Emergency contraceptive pills significantly lowered abortion rates, indicating that better education about contraceptive methods and fertility could further reduce unintended pregnancies.
Patterns in the socioeconomic characteristics of women obtaining abortions in 2000-2001.
Perspect Sex Reprod Health
January 2003
Article Synopsis
- The study surveys over 10,000 women seeking abortions in the U.S. to analyze their demographics and identify the socioeconomic groups that need better access to contraceptive services.
- A notable finding is that women aged 18-29, unmarried, black or Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged have higher abortion rates, despite an overall decline in abortion rates from 1994 to 2000.
- To address rising abortion rates among certain groups, especially adolescents and economically disadvantaged women, there is a call for increased efforts in family planning and contraceptive access.
Mifepristone for early medical abortion: experiences in France, Great Britain and Sweden.
Perspect Sex Reprod Health
December 2002