Unplanned Pregnancy Prevention
Links:
- Naval Pregnancy Policies
- Navy Office of Women's Policy: Navy Personnel Command N134W
- Navy Parenting and Pregnancy Surveys Navy Personnel Command
- Navy Office of Women's Heath: BUMED M3M5
- CDC Unplanned Pregnancy website
- HHS National Womens' Health Information Center (4women.gov)
- SHARP Navy Women's Health (NMCPHC)
- The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Statistics:
- United States - Contraceptive Use. MMWR 54;SS-6. 18 Nov 2005 (CDC)
- Unplanned Pregnancy - Active Duty DoD Men and Women, aged 21-25, 2005
- Percent of pregnancies among surveyed female enlisted Sailors which were planned, 1988, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2001, FY2002, 2005, 2008
- Youth and Unplanned Pregnancy Rates by State (National Campaign)
Birth Control:
- Planned Parenthood
- Levels of Effectiveness (CDC)
- Contraception Options (ARHP)
- Contraception (NMCPHC)
- Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (NMCPHC)
- HHS - National Womens' Health Information Center
Emergency Contraception:
- FDA Statement: Updated FDA Action on Plan B (levonorgestrel) Tablets. FDA notified the manufacturer of Plan B informing the company that it may, upon submission and approval of an appropriate application, market Plan B without a prescription to women 17 years of age and older.
- Plan B One-Step home page
- NMCPHC SHARPFact fact sheet on emergency contraception - facts for people curious about emergency contraception.
- BUMED Policy 07-005 - Prescribing, Dispensing and Distribution of Plan B (Levonorgestrel), 27 Feb 2007
- EC facts from HHS National Womens' Health Information Center (4women.gov)
- Fact Sheet Emergency on Contraception, Kaiser Family Foundation (Aug 2010) - facts and notes for health care professionals
- Poster: "Accidents happen" (ACOG - "Ask Me" about emergency contraception)
- Federal Register: February 25, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 37; Page 8609-8612;
Food and Drug Administration. Prescription Drug Products; Certain Combined Oral Contraceptives for Use as Postcoital Emergency Contraception; Notice - (on-line; no cost): Contraceptive Technology and Reproductive Health Series by Family Health International
- Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (NMCPHC)
- Navy film - Reproductive Health Awareness - Types of Contraception (26 minutes). Produced by Navy Medical Support Command (2012), this video covers the full range of contraception options, highlighting advantages, disadvantages and levels of effectiveness. Get this video on the SHARP Toolbox DVD.
- Unplanned Pregnancy Prevention - Navy GMT / NMT; FY 2009 (SHARP modified) lesson training guide and PowerPoint
- "Reproductive Health". A 2-session educational intervention, totaling 4 hours (session 1 = 2.5 hours; session 2 held two months later = 1.5 hours), for male and female sailors and marines focused on knowledge, skills, attitudes and circumstances known to affect unplanned pregnancies. The course may be led by a female Hospital Corpsman or other non-clinician leader. Adapted by the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center from the evidence-based work of CAPT Chung-Park M.S. (2008) Evaluation of a pregnancy prevention programme using the Contraceptive Behavior Change model. Journal of Advanced Nursing; 61(1), 81;91: doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04468.x which demonstrated significant reduction of pregnancies among students. Order your materials on the SHARP Toolbox DVD from SHARP.
- "For Ladies Only" Adapted by SHARP from an intervention recommended by the CDC, “For Ladies Only” is intended as an optional, 1-hour educational offering for young female sailors. A presentation on symptoms, prevalence, and transmission of gonorrhea and Chlamydia and the incidence of unplanned pregnancies (UPP) is provided to increase perceived susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and UPP. The effectiveness of male condoms is discussed and proper condom use is demonstrated. Women are taught how to be assertive in discussing condom use with their partner, and how to deal with partner resistance to condoms. Through videos, presentations, role play, discussions and practice, women learn how to increase their sense of control over their sexual encounters, increase their STI and UPP awareness and perceived susceptibility, and increase self-efficacy for condom use. Order your "Ladies Only" materials on the SHARP Toolbox DVD from SHARP.
- Unplanned Pregnancy Prevention - Navy GMT; FY 2005 (SHARP modified) instructor's guide and PowerPoint
- "Give Yourself a Chance - Responsible Parenting" (23:22). Film produced by CNET (1999). Focus is on the consequences of becoming a parent, including Navy and Marine Corps career impact. ( Defense Imagery Order# 806084)
- NMCPHC SHARP Fact Sheets: female condom; family planning, much more...
- "Choices". A multidisciplinary, two-day program to reduce pregnancies among Sailors developed by Naval Hospital Sigonella, Italy. For evidence of effectiveness, see Military Med 168, 1:11 (Jan 2003) Reducing unintended pregnancy in young single active duty women in an overseas environment. View or Save the presentation; analysis; literature review; feedback form; Peer reviewed paper
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- Always Faithful - Her (NMCPHC) [high res]
- Always Faithful - Him (NMCPHC) [high res]
- If you missed 2 or more pills... (NMCPHC)
- "Accidents happen" (ACOG - "Ask Me" about emergency contraception)
- Female Condom (Female Health Co)
Clinician Training
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This page last updated on 16 April 2012.
Content last reviewed on December 14, 2009.
Content last reviewed on December 14, 2009.