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Unintended pregnancy rate falls to 30-year low, report shows

By Kara Bettis
· Updated January 16, 2025 12:08 AM · 2 min read read
Unintended pregnancy rate falls to 30-year low, report shows

BOSTON – Unintended pregnancies in the U.S. fell to the lowest proportion in 30 years across the board, according to an analysis published Thursday by the New England Journal of Medicine. The study showed that unintended pregnancies fell to 45 percent of all pregnancies in 2011, down from 51 percent in 2008. Conducted by Lawrence B. Finer and Mia R. Zolna at the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization in New York, the study showed that the rate among women and girls

BOSTON – Unintended pregnancies in the U.S. fell to the lowest proportion in 30 years across the board, according to an analysis published Thursday by the New England Journal of Medicine. The study showed that unintended pregnancies fell to 45 percent of all pregnancies in 2011, down from 51 percent in 2008. Conducted by Lawrence B. Finer and Mia R. Zolna at the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization in New York, the study showed that the rate among women and girls…

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