unintended pregnancy

collocation in English

meaningsofunintendedandpregnancy

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unintended
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.ɪnˈten.dɪd/us
/ˌʌn.ɪnˈten.dɪd/
not ...
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pregnancy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpreɡ.nən.si/us
/ˈpreɡ.nən.si/
the state of ...
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(Definition ofunintendedandpregnancyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Equivocation can easily become an issue in anunintendedpregnancy.
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Thus, quite often, anunintendedpregnancywill occur.
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The world is a tragedy ofunintendedpregnancy.
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Certainly anunintendedpregnancy, often as a result of contraceptive failure, will give many women much to think about.
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Alternatively perhaps anunintendedpregnancyat that stage in their marriage would have had less serious consequences for the women than later, when the conscientiousness of contraceptive use apparently increased.
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The rate ofunintendedpregnancyis even higher among the poor.
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On the other hand, an initiallyunintendedpregnancymight later be welcomed.
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Unintendedpregnancyrose almost 30% and unintended births rose 50% for those below federal poverty level.
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The rate ofunintendedpregnancydeclined significantly from 1987 until 1994, due to increased contraceptive use.
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Delay fromunintendedpregnancyis in addition to that from other risk factors for delay.
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Efficacy rates are lower for the cap, with 18% of women undergoing anunintendedpregnancy, and 1013% with optimal use.
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Preventingunintendedpregnancywould save the public over 5 billion dollars per year in short term medical costs.
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An estimated 22% of the women eligible under the waiver, who would have had anunintendedpregnancy, remained pregnancy free.
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Many of those at risk ofunintendedpregnancyhave little income, so even though contraceptives are highly cost-effective, up front cost can be a barrier.
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The act takes a pro-active stance on birth control, with an emphasis on informing and protecting women fromunintendedpregnancy.
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It follows the repercussions of a drunken one-night stand between a slacker and a just-promoted media personality that results in anunintendedpregnancy.
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In one year, 12% of women using the diaphragm will undergo anunintendedpregnancy, and with optimal use this falls to 6%.
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This reproductive control, or a (slightly more commonly female) partner's attempt to control a man's reproductive choices, is highly correlated tounintendedpregnancy.
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Increasing availability and use of family planning services, including education and contraceptives helps to reduceunintendedpregnancyand unwanted births, which are risk factors for delinquency.
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In the following years the effectiveness may be reduced slightly since the fallopian tubes can, in some cases, reform or reconnect which can causeunintendedpregnancy.
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