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 allFebruary 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.
December 6, 2022
Unequal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's fertility preferences: Evidence from a longitudinal cohort in the United States
Leah Koenig, MSPH, Hughes CS, Gemmill A, Diamond-Smith N. Unequal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's fertility preferences: Evidence from a longitudinal cohort in the United States. SSM - Population Health. December 2022; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101305.