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Matern Child Health J
December 2011
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS, 6100 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD 20852-7510, USA.
Perspect Sex Reprod Health
December 2007
Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Context: Unintended pregnancy is associated with risk behaviors and increased morbidity or mortality for mothers and infants, but a woman's feelings about pregnancy may be more predictive of risk and health outcomes than her intentions.
Methods: A sample of 1,044 black women who were at increased risk were enrolled at prenatal care clinics in the District of Columbia in 2001-2003. Bivariate and multivariate analyses assessed associations between pregnancy intentions or level of happiness about being pregnant and multiple psychosocial and behavioral risk factors, and identified correlates of happiness to be pregnant.
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