Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
 

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Media kits

States as Diverse as California and South Carolina Get Top Ranking for Efforts to Prevent Unintended Pregnancy February 2006

Fact sheets

Facts on Unwanted Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in Nigeria [PDF] June 2006

In the Know: Questions About Pregnancy, Contraception and Abortion May 2006

Contraception Counts: Ranking State Efforts February 2006

Sexual and Reproductive Health: Women and Men  [PDF version] October 2002

"State Policies in Brief"

Infant Abandonment [PDF] November 2008

Minors' Access to Prenatal Care [PDF] November 2008

Substance Abuse During Pregnancy [PDF] November 2008

Highlighted policy articles

The Impact of Government Programs on Reproductive Health Disparities: Three Case Studies  [PDF version] August 2008
Heather D. Boonstra
Guttmacher Policy Review

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Role of Contraception in Preventing HIV  [PDF version] February 2008
Susan A. Cohen
Guttmacher Policy Review

Young People Need Help in Preventing Pregnancy and HIV; How Will the World Respond  [PDF version] August 2007
Heather D. Boonstra
Guttmacher Policy Review

Lessons for Family Planning Providers from Transitions In Maternal and Child Health Funding  [PDF version] March 2007
Rachel Benson Gold
Guttmacher Policy Review

Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of People Living with HIV  [PDF version] November 2006
Heather Boonstra
In Brief

Preventing Unintended Pregnancy: The Need And the Means  [PDF version] December 2003
Adam Sonfield
The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy

Women and Societies Benefit When Childbearing Is Planned  [PDF version] August 2002
Patricia Donovan and Deirdre Wulf
Issues in Brief

Family Planning Can Reduce High Infant Mortality Levels  [PDF version] April 2002
Patricia Donovan and Deirdre Wulf
Issues in Brief

Teen Pregnancy: Trends And Lessons Learned  [PDF version] February 2002
Heather Boonstra
The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy

State Responses to Substance Abuse Among Pregnant Women  [PDF version] December 2000
Cynthia Dailard and Elizabeth Nash
The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy

Minors and the Right to Consent to Health Care  [PDF version] August 2000
Heather Boonstra and Elizabeth Nash
The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy

"In Brief"

Learning from Adolescents to Prevent HIV and Unintended Pregnancy [PDF] September 2007

Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of People Living with HIV  [PDF version] November 2006
Heather Boonstra

Maternidad temprana en Guatemala: un desafío constante [PDF] November 2006

Maternidad temprana en Honduras: un desafío constante [PDF] October 2006

Maternidad temprana en Nicaragua: un desafío constante [PDF] September 2006

Interpreting Research Studies [PDF] July 2006

Reducing Unintended Pregnancy in Nigeria [PDF] September 2005

Adolescents in Malawi: Sexual and Reproductive Health [PDF] March 2005

Adolescents in Uganda: Sexual and Reproductive Health [PDF] March 2005

Reducing Unintended Pregnancy and Unsafe Abortion in Uganda [PDF] March 2005

Adolescents in Burkina Faso: Sexual and Reproductive Health [PDF] December 2004

Early Childbearing in Nigeria: A Continuing Challenge [PDF] December 2004

Adolescents in Ghana: Sexual and Reproductive Health [PDF] June 2004

Improving Reproductive Health in the Philippines [PDF] May 2003

Women and Societies Benefit When Childbearing Is Planned  [PDF version] August 2002
Patricia Donovan and Deirdre Wulf

Family Planning Can Reduce High Infant Mortality Levels  [PDF version] April 2002
Patricia Donovan and Deirdre Wulf

Highlighted research articles

Contraceptive Use and Pregnancy Risk Among U.S. High School Students, 1991-2003  [PDF version]
John S. Santelli, Brian Morrow, John E. Anderson and Laura Duberstein Lindberg
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Volume 38, Issue 2, June 2006

Disparities in Rates of Unintended Pregnancy in the United States, 1994 and 2001  [PDF version]
Lawrence B. Finer and Stanley K. Henshaw
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Volume 38, Issue 2, June 2006

Pregnancy Intention from Men's Perspectives: Does Child Support Enforcement Matter?  [PDF version]
Chien-Chung Huang
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Volume 37, Issue 3, September 2005

Differences in Teenage Pregnancy Rates Among Five Developed Countries: The Roles of Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use  [PDF version]
Jacqueline E. Darroch, Susheela Singh, Jennifer J. Frost and the Study Team
Family Planning Perspectives Volume 33, Issue 6, November/December 2001

Teenage Abortion and Pregnancy Statistics by State, 1996  [PDF version]
Stanley K. Henshaw and Dina J. Feivelson
Family Planning Perspectives Volume 32, Issue 6, November/December 2000

Unintended Pregnancy in the United States  [PDF version]
Stanley K. Henshaw
Family Planning Perspectives Volume 30, Issue 1, January/February 1998

Reports

Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in Uganda: Causes and Consequences [PDF] November 2006
Susheela Singh, Ann M. Moore, Akinrinola Bankole, Florence Mirembe, Deirdre Wulf and Elena Prada

Morbilidad por aborto en Guatemala: Una visión de la comunidad [PDF] November 2006
Sandra Sáenz de Tejada, Elena Prada y Gonzalo Ball

Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in the Philippines: Causes and Consequences [PDF] August 2006
Susheela Singh, Fatima Juarez, Josefina Cabigon, Haley Ball, Rubina Hussain and Jennifer Nadeau

Unwanted Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in Nigeria: Causes and Consequences [PDF] August 2006
Akinrinola Bankole, Boniface A. Oye-Adeniran, Susheela Singh, Isaac F. Adewole, Deirdre Wulf, Gilda Sedgh and Rubina Hussain

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Uganda: A Synthesis of Research Evidence [PDF] December 2004
Stella Neema, Nakanyike Musisi and Richard Kibombo

Assessing Costs and Benefits of Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions [PDF] December 2004
Michael Vlassoff, Susheela Singh, Jacqueline E. Darroch, Erin Carbone and Stan Bernstein

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Malawi: A Synthesis of Research Evidence [PDF] December 2004
Alister C. Munthali, Agnes Chimbiri and Eliya Zulu

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Ghana: A Synthesis of Research Evidence [PDF] June 2004
Kofi Awusabo-Asare, Albert M. Abane and Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme

Santé sexuelle et de la reproduction des jeunes au Burkina Faso: Un etat des lieux [PDF] May 2004
Georges Gueilla

Adding It Up: The Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care [PDF] January 2004

Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion: Public Challenges in Latin America and The Caribbean [PDF] November 2001

Teenage Sexual and Reproductive Behavior in Developed Countries: Can More Progress Be Made? [PDF] November 2001
Jacqueline E. Darroch, Jennifer J. Frost, Susheela Singh and The Study Team

Why Is Teenage Pregnancy Declining? The Roles of Abstinence, Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use [PDF] December 1999
Jacqueline E. Darroch and Susheela Singh

Teenagers' Pregnancy Intentions and Decisions: A Study of Young Women in California Choosing to Give Birth  [PDF version] January 1999
Jennifer J. Frost and Selene Oslak

Into a New World: Young Women's Sexual and Reproductive Lives January 1998

Statistics

U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity [PDF] September 2006

Slide shows

Adding It Up: The Benefits of Investing In Sexual and Reproductive Health Care June 2004

Teenage Sexual and Reproductive Health in Developed Countries: Can More Progress be Made? December 2001

Memos and statements

Teen Pregnancy Rate Declines: A Response to Adolescent & Family Health [PDF] April 2003

Potential Impact of Increased Family Planning Funding on the Lives of Women & Their Families Overseas  [PDF version] June 2000

Top Resources on Pregnancy

Disparities in Rates of Unintended Pregnancy in the United States, 1994 and 2001 Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health article (June 2006)

U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity [PDF]
September 2006

In the Know: Questions About Pregnancy, Contraception and Abortion Frequently asked questions (January 2007)

Contraception Counts: Ranking State Efforts State and congressional district fact sheets on meeting women's needs for contraception (March 2006)

Assessing Costs and Benefits of Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions [PDF] Detailed data and analysis on the benefits of investing in sexual and reproductive health care (December 2004)

 
 

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