Results of the 2003 Pregnancy and Parenthood Survey

Abstract

As career opportunities for women in the Navy have broadened, women have assumed an increasingly integral role in all aspects of Naval service. Navy leadership has maintained an interest in determining the impact of pregnancy and parenthood issues, both on men and women and on the overall readiness of the Navy. As it is difficult to gain accurate metrics relating to pregnancy, single parenthood, and related topics from existing databases alone, the Navy-wide Pregnancy and Parenthood Survey has been conducted biennially since 1988 to provide an accurate assessment of these issues. Overall, the results of the 2003 survey were very similar to previous years. In terms of pregnancy, point-in-time (i.e., snapshot of those pregnant now) rates of pregnancy are similar to previous years, while the annualized pregnancy rate has increased slightly from FY00 and is comparable to previous years. Rates of single parenthood have increased slightly for women and remained the same for men as compared to the last survey administration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA436277

Entities

People

  • Shundra L. White
  • Zannette A. Uriell

Organizations

  • Navy Personnel Research, Studies, and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Contraception
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Instructors
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Military Training
  • Naval Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Students
  • Training
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Naval Personnel Management
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