Study Information The P3 Study Assessing women’s feelings and preferences regarding a future pregnancy Welcome!Our research aims to help women have babies by choice, not by chance, to attain the best health they can before becoming pregnant, and to prevent poor pregnancy outcomes, particularly in women with unplanned pregnancies. For most women there are times in their life when they want to avoid pregnancy, and times when they want to have a baby. When they want to get pregnant, there are some things that women and men can do to improve their health and the chances of a healthy pregnancy. This includes stopping smoking, reaching a healthy weight and taking folic acid. But not everyone knows about this and it can be hard to get the right advice at the right time. When they do not want to get pregnant, women need help to choose the method of contraception that suits them best, else they are at risk of having an unplanned pregnancy. Read MoreLet's talk about Unplanned/Unwanted/Unintended Pregnancy Preconception Care/Advice Pre-pregnancy Care/Advice Contraception Family Planning Choice Study ProgressDevelopment of an integrated, community-based model combining contraception and preconception care Addressing reproductive health needs across the life course: and integrated, community-based model combing contraception and preconception care The Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale shown to be highly predictive of pregnancy Predictive ability of the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale First paper from P3 Study published Evaluation of the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale in the UK: a psychometric analysis including predictive validity. LMUP Implementation Recruitment ProgressHUH recruitment100% Recruitment at HUH is now closed. UCLH recruitment100% Recruitment at UCLH is now closed. P3 Survey Recruitment Progress12 months follow up838/937 women 12 months follow up is now closed. 9 months follow up935/965 women 9 months follow up is now complete. 6 months follow up884/995 women 6 months follow up is now complete. 3 months follow up913/1000 women 3 months follow up is now complete. 2 week follow up150/150 women 2 week follow up is now complete. 1000/1000 womenSee progress details Thank you to everyone who has joined the study – we now have 1000 women taking part in the study! Latest News & Stories Back to school season! May 8, 2025In March 2025, the Orchid research team visited Langley Park School for Girls, a secondary school in South London, to introduce Year 12 and 13 students and teachers to Orchid as part of our pilot study. We ran three sessions at the school. During the first, the students used Orchid guided by various scenarios. In the second, we gathered student Read more Training for Health Care ProfessionalsMay 8, 2025The pilot study of Orchid, the new digital tool to support reproductive life planning, is in full swing in three NHS healthcare settings: a GP practice in South London, a sexual health clinic in Hackney and a Women’s Health Hub in Tower Hamlets. Each site received training from a GP in our team prior to the launch, along with a Read more Orchid Consent FormNovember 13, 2024Read more Orchid Privacy PolicyNovember 13, 2024Read more See all news About P3 Study In this research we are interested in testing some questions about women’s feelings and preferences regarding a future pregnancy. About Our research aims to help women have babies by choice, not by chance, to attain the best health they can before becoming pregnant, and to prevent poor pregnancy outcomes, particularly in women with unplanned pregnancies. Learn MoreOur Project In this research we are interested in testing some questions about women’s feelings and preferences regarding a future pregnancy. These questions have been developed in America, and we want to make sure that they work in the United Kingdom. Learn MoreUCL Team This research is conducted by Dr Jennifer Hall, Dr Geraldine Barrett and Prof. Judith Stephenson from University College London, with Dr Corinne Rocca of University of California, San Francisco. Learn MoreContact For questions about this research, your rights as a subject, or any adverse effects related to the research, please contact: DR JENNIFER HALL EMAIL: P3-Study@ucl.ac.uk TELEPHONE: 0203 108 2040 Learn More View IRIS profile This research is conducted by Dr Jennifer Hall, Dr Geraldine Barrett, Anasztazia Gubijev and Prof. Judith Stephenson from University College London, with Dr Corinne Rocca of University of California, San Francisco. Take a surveyOur twitter... Something went wrong with the twitter. 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