unplanned pregnancy

collocation in English

meaningsofunplannedandpregnancy

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unplanned
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈplænd/us
/ʌnˈplænd/
not planned ...
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pregnancy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpreɡ.nən.si/us
/ˈpreɡ.nən.si/
the state of ...
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(Definition ofunplannedandpregnancyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunplanned pregnancy

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Anunplannedpregnancy, such as many probably are, does not necessarily lead to an unwanted child.
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During their early married life they lived in poverty, worsened by anunplannedpregnancy.
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The most frequent request for counselling came from women with anunplannedpregnancy.
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But, clearly, we would agree that, in many cases at least, the prevention of anunplannedpregnancyis most desirable, to put it mildly.
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Quite often when the woman found she had anunplannedpregnancy, she and her husband decided to have the child anyway.
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Anunplannedpregnancycan turn into a wanted one when the awful truth is known.
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How undesirable anunplannedpregnancyis depends both upon how costly the future event is seen to be and how likely it is thought to be.
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The working party's report onunplannedpregnancyis a helpful and positive contribution to the current debate on family planning.
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The real problem is the million women in this country who are at risk of anunplannedpregnancy.
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They are held back by issues such as impotence, infidelity, andunplannedpregnancy.
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It apparently takes a certain kind of mentality to exploit unhappiness, whether it be caused by anunplannedpregnancyor dissatisfaction with one's appearance.
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Therefore, 150,000 or 160,000 children would be born, suggesting that at least one in five children born is the result of anunplannedpregnancy.
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This concluded that the costs associated with anunplannedpregnancywere significantly greater than those of measures designed to prevent it.
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Zoey is excited and supportive of the outrageous bucket list until anunplannedpregnancytest comes up positive.
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Surveys in this country have shown that 1 million women are at risk ofunplannedpregnancy, and that in the course of a year one third of them become pregnant.
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The case concerned whether men should have the opportunity to decline all paternity rights and responsibilities in the event of anunplannedpregnancy.
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Causes of neglect may be from any of several parenting problems include mental health, substance use, domestic violence, unemployment,unplannedpregnancy, single parenting, and poverty.
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