November 2019: Power Updates Edition

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November 2019: Power Updates Edition

November 27, 2019

There are plenty of articles, publications, and stories published every month. In an effort to help you distinguish fact from fiction, save time in your already busy day, and share news you may not have otherwise seen, here are six stories from the last month we thought you might find interesting:

Birth Control

Short-Term Impacts of Pulse: An App-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Black and Latinx Women

Black and Latinx women age 18-20 have especially high rates of unplanned pregnancy and are less likely than their peers to receive information on pregnancy prevention in school. This study tested the effectiveness of a new app-based pregnancy prevention program created specifically for this population. It found that those who used the app reported that they felt more confident to use birth control every time they had sex.

Abortion

Crisis Pregnancy Centers in the United States: Lack of Adherence to Medical and Ethical Practice Standards; A Joint Position Statement of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine and the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Crisis pregnancy centers often provide biased, limited information intended to persuade pregnant people from getting an abortion. In this paper the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine and the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology lay out their support for six positions aimed at curbing unethical crisis pregnancy center practices.

Pregnancy and Birth

Rural-Urban Disparities in Pregnancy Intentions, Births, and Abortions Among US Adolescent and Young Women, 1995-2017

This paper examined disparities in planned pregnancy among women age 15-24  in rural, suburban, and urban areas. Using newly collected state health department data on rural and urban adolescent births and abortions, the authors were unable to draw solid conclusions and recommend future research explore access to family planning and abortion services in these areas.

Sexual and Reproductive Health

Integrating Reproductive Health Services into Opioid Treatment Facilities: A Missed Opportunity to Prevent Opioid-exposed Pregnancies and Improve the Health of Women Who Use Drugs

Many people with substance use disorders only receive medical care through opioid treatment programs. Currently many of these programs believe that providing reproductive health care is outside their scope of service. This paper lays out an argument against this line of thought.

Sex Ed for Self-Advocates

This guide provides information on sexuality and sex education for people on the autism spectrum age 15 and older. It uses written articles and short videos to teach concepts and then tests users’ understanding.

The Effects of the Dependent Coverage Provision on Young Women's Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services

This study examined whether ACA provision, allowing young adults age 26 and under to stay on their parents’ insurance, was associated with any changes in this population’s use of sexual and reproductive health services. It found that while the provision is associated with a significant decrease in uninsured young adults, there was no effect on utilization of services.