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Article: New National Survey by Emory University School of Medicine is First to Show That Contraceptive Needs of New Mothers Are Unique and Unmet; Data Show Dissatisfaction with Birth Control is Associated with Unplanned Pregnancy and Decreased Satisfaction with Sexual Intimacy.
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- May 8, 2002
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ATLANTA -- Results from a new national survey conducted by the Emory University School of Medicine demonstrate for the first time that new mothers have unique contraceptive needs that are currently unmet, and these unmet needs may have broad personal and societal consequences.
Illustrating a shift in their contraceptive needs, nearly half (43 percent) of the 502 new and expectant mothers surveyed report that they currently use or are considering using a different method of birth control than they used prior to becoming pregnant.
"Though our survey is the first of its kind, the results reinforce what many busy mothers already know," said Miriam Zieman, ...