June was a month of conferences, with work from the P3 study being presented at three different international events. We presented two posters at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists World Congress in London, on the implementation of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP) into antenatal care. One poster focused on the findings from the interviews and focus

A new study conducted at UCL has found that one in five women become pregnant naturally after having a baby conceived with IVF. The first-of-its-kind research analysed data from 11 studies of over 5,000 women around the world (including over 1000 women from the UK) between 1980 and 2021. The study aimed to look at how common it is for

Understanding pregnancy intention is an important public health measure; it can be used to identify and monitor trends in reproductive health behaviours, to inform areas of need, and to design health care services both for pregnancy prevention and pregnancy preparation. A recent paper (1) examined the range of tools available for measuring pregnancy intention, the timing of the use of

The P3 Study Team had an exciting day recently, with Research Midwife Bryony Stoneman and Research Assistant Catherine Stewart filming a role play scenario to illustrate how the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP) could be used in antenatal care. As we prepare for the wider roll out of the LMUP in antenatal care around the country, we are developing

The funding for the P3 study has officially finished, so we thought we would take this opportunity to reflect on what we have achieved (so far!). The P3 study aimed to assess women’s feelings and preferences regarding a future pregnancy. Women completed an online survey and were followed up every 3 months for 1 year. Overall, a total of 1000

Monday 1 – Sunday 7 May 2023 Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week is a week-long campaign dedicated to talking about mental health problems before, during and after pregnancy. The recent 2022 MBRRACE Report showed that maternal suicide remains the leading cause of direct maternal death. Unplanned pregnancies have been shown to be associated with maternal mental health, including increased levels

Participants in the P3 Study were asked a set of questions, known as the Reproductive Autonomy Scale. These questions were developed in the USA and so as part of the P3 Study we wanted to assess whether they worked here in the UK. Ms Eleanor Riches carried out this analysis as her MSc dissertation, under the supervision of Dr Hall

Our previous work has shown that the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy (DAP) Scale is suitable for use in the UK (published in July 2022, read more about it here), and has shown that it is highly predictive of pregnancy (published in October 2022, read more about it here). We have now gone on to consider the clinical use of the