American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages 517.e1-517.e7 , November 2008

Is a previous unplanned pregnancy a risk factor for a subsequent unplanned pregnancy?

  • Lindsay M. Kuroki, BA

      Affiliations

    • Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI
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  • Jenifer E. Allsworth, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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  • Colleen A. Redding, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Prevention Research Center, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
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  • Jeffrey D. Blume, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Statistical Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI
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  • Jeffrey F. Peipert, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Jeffrey F. Peipert, MD, PhD, Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine, Division of Clinical Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Campus Box 8219, 4533 Clayton Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110-1094

Received 22 August 2007 ,Revised 11 December 2007 ,Accepted 21 March 2008.

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 Cite this article as: Kuroki LM, Allsworth JE, Redding CA, et al. Is a previous unplanned pregnancy a risk factor for a subsequent unplanned pregnancy? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199:517.e1-517.e7.

 This study was supported by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Grant R01-HD36663; National Institutes of Health Grant K24 HD01298; the Midcareer Investigator Award in Women's Health Research from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development; and the Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Clinical Research Training Program from the National Institutes of Health (T32 RR023255).

PII: S0002-9378(08)00344-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.03.049

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages 517.e1-517.e7 , November 2008

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