title: Pregnancy intentions, long-acting contraceptive use, and rapid subsequent pregnancies among adolescent and adult first-time mothers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Greater understanding is needed related to qualitatively assess pregnancy intentions and rapid subsequent pregnancies among adolescent and adult mothers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four-site prospective study of 227 adolescent and adult mothers. Data were analyzed to understand the relationship between pregnancy intentions, adolescent status, and use of long-acting contraceptives and rapid subsequent pregnancy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The findings from this study provide evidence of the importance of goal-oriented pregnancy intentions, long-acting contraceptive use, and older age in delaying a second pregnancy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings reveal the need for clinician awareness of the qualitative pregnancy intentions of young women and potential desired use of long-acting contraceptives.
authors.affiliation: Office of Population Research, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA. waggoner@princeton.edu
authors.forename: Miranda R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Waggoner
authors.forename: Robin Gaines
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Lanzi
authors.forename: Lorraine V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Klerman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003267:Contraception / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D011446:Prospective Studies