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Misconceptions: women’s attitudes to planning and preventing pregnancy
This 1999 research explores the real life relevance of ideas such as ‘intended’ and ‘unintended’ in relation to becoming pregnant. The findings have implications for government policy, sexual health strategies, and the work of health and social care professionals.
Audience/For use by Sexual health professionals, policy makers, researchers and academics
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