Pregnancy Desires
Pregnancy Desires
People have a range of feelings and desires about a potential pregnancy and childbearing. Some people may clearly want or not want a pregnancy, but many are uncertain, have mixed feelings, or do not have conscious preferences. Current research around pregnancy intentions in the U.S. and globally almost always ignores these nuances, which can lead to inaccurate conclusions. ANSIRH research is using new and more informative instruments, such as the DAP Scale, to measure people's preferences around pregnancy and to examine the effects of undesired or less desired pregnancy on people's health and wellbeing.

Research & tools
See allSeptember 25, 2023
Predictive ability of the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy scale
Hall J, Barrett G, Stephenson J, Rocca CH, Edelman NL. Predictive ability of the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy scale. Reproductive Health. September 2023; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-023-01687-9.
February 17, 2023
Pregnancy recognition trajectories: a needed framework
Strong J, Coast E, Freeman E, Moore AM, Norris A, Owolabi O, Rocca CH. Pregnancy recognition trajectories: a needed framework. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. February 2023; https://doi.org/10.1080/26410397.2023.2167552.
January 30, 2023
Desire to Avoid Pregnancy scale: clinical considerations and comparison with other questions about pregnancy preferences
Hall J, Barrett G, Stephenson J, Edelman NL, Rocca CH. Desire to Avoid Pregnancy scale: clinical considerations and comparison with other questions about pregnancy preferences. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health. January 2023; https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsrh-2022-201750.