Associations of Unintended Pregnancy With Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Unintended pregnancy is common in the US and is associated with adverse maternal and infant health outcomes; however, estimates of these associations specific to current US populations are lacking.

Objective

To evaluate associations of unintended pregnancy with maternal and infant health outcomes during pregnancy and post partum with studies relevant to current clinical practice and public health in the US.

Data sources

Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Database of Systematic Reviews, PsycINFO, SocINDEX, and MEDLINE databases (January 1, 2000, to June 15, 2022) and manual review of reference lists.

Study selection

Epidemiologic studies relevant to US populations that compared key maternal and infant health outcomes for unintended vs

SUBMITTER: Nelson HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9627416 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature